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Aristelliger praesignis

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Aristelliger praesignis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Sphaerodactylidae
Genus: Aristelliger
Species:
A. praesignis
Binomial name
Aristelliger praesignis
(Hallowell, 1856)
Synonyms[2]
  • Hemidactylus praesignis
    Hallowell, 1856
  • Aristelliger praesignis
    Boulenger, 1885

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

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Common names for Aristelliger praesignis include croaking lizard, Jamaican croaking gecko, Jamaican croaking lizard, and woodslave.[2]

Taxonomy

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Another species, Aristelliger nelsoni, is sometimes considered to be a subspecies of Aristelliger praesignis.

Geographic range

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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

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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

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A. praesignis is oviparous.[2]

References

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  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ a b c d Aristelliger praesignis at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database
  3. ^ Boulenger (1885).

Further reading

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  • 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).