Aristelliger praesignis
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Sphaerodactylidae |
| Genus: | Aristelliger |
| Species: | A. praesignis
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| Aristelliger praesignis (Hallowell, 1856)
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Aristelliger praesignis, is a species of gecko, a lizard in the family Sphaerodactylidae. The species is endemic to Jamaica and the Cayman Islands.
Common names
[edit]Common names for Aristelliger praesignis include croaking lizard, Jamaican croaking gecko, Jamaican croaking lizard, and woodslave.[2]
Taxonomy
[edit]Another species, Aristelliger nelsoni, is sometimes considered to be a subspecies of Aristelliger praesignis.
Geographic range
[edit]A. praesignis is found in Jamaica including the Bogue Islands, the Morant Cays, and the Pedro Cays. It is also found in the Cayman Islands.[2]
Description
[edit]Dorsally, A. praesignis is brown with darker markings and white dots. Ventrally, it is whitish. It may attain a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of 9.6 cm (3.8 in), with a tail 13 cm (5.1 in) long.[3]
Reproduction
[edit]A. praesignis is oviparous.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ Echternacht, S.; Wilson, B.S. (2019). "Aristelliger praesignis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T203170A2761367. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-3.RLTS.T203170A2761367.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
- ^ a b c d Aristelliger praesignis at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database
- ^ Boulenger (1885).
Further reading
[edit]- Boulenger GA (1885). Catalogue of the Lizards in the British Museum (Natural History). Second Edition. Volume I. Geckonidæ ... London: Trustees of the British Museum (Natural History). (Taylor and Francis, printers). xii + 436 pp. + Plates I-XXXII. (Aristelliger præsignis, pp. 146–147).
- Hallowell E (1856). "Notes on the Reptiles in the collection of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philad'a [sic]". Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 8: 221-238. (Hemidactylus præsignis, new species, p. 222).
- Schwartz A, Henderson RW (1991). Amphibians and Reptiles of the West Indies: Descriptions, Distributions, and Natural History. Gainesville, Florida: University of Florida Press. 720 pp. ISBN 978-0813010496. (Aristelliger praesignis, p. 364).
- Schwartz A, Thomas R (1975). A Check-list of West Indian Amphibians and Reptiles. Carnegie Museum of Natural History Special Publication No. 1. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania: Carnegie Museum of Natural History. 216 pp. (Aristelliger praesignis, p. 109).
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