Pristurus schneideri
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| Pristurus schneideri | |
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| Scientific classification Edit this classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Gekkota |
| Family: | Sphaerodactylidae |
| Genus: | Pristurus |
| Species: | P. schneideri
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| Binomial name | |
| Pristurus schneideri | |
Pristurus schneideri is a species of lizard in the family Sphaerodactylidae. The species is endemic to Yemen.
Etymology
[edit | edit source]The specific name, schneideri, is in honor of German herpetologist Wolfgang Schneider of the Hessisches Landesmuseum in Darmstadt.[2]
Geographic range
[edit | edit source]P. schneideri is found on Hanish al Kabir Island, Yemen.[3]
Habitat
[edit | edit source]The preferred natural habitats of P. schneideri are the intertidal and supratidal zones, at elevations from sea level to 8 m (26 ft).[1]
Reproduction
[edit | edit source]P. schneideri is oviparous.[3]
References
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- ^ Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).. (Pristurus schneideri, p. 237).
- ^ a b Pristurus schneideri at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database.
Further reading
[edit | edit source]- Rösler H, Böhme W, Köhler J (2008). "A new species of the diurnal gekkonid genus Pristurus Rüppell, 1835 from the Red Sea island Hanish al-Kabir, Yemen". Amphibia-Reptilia 29 (2): 217–227. (Pristurus schneideri, new species).
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