Aristelliger praesignis

Aristelliger praesignis

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Gekkonoidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Classis: Reptilia Cladus: Eureptilia Cladus: Romeriida Subclassis: Diapsida Cladus: Sauria Infraclassis: Lepidosauromorpha Superordo: Lepidosauria Ordo: Squamata Subordo: Gekkota Infraordo: Gekkomorpha Superfamilia: Gekkonoidea

Familia: Sphaerodactylidae
Genus: Aristelliger
Species: Aristelliger praesignis

Name

Aristelliger praesignis (Hallowell, 1856)

• Syntypes (n=2): ANSP 7443–44, presented by Gaspar W. Pennock.
• Type locality: “Jamaica”.

Combinations

• Hemidactylus praesignis Hallowell, 1856: 222 [original combination]
• Aristelliger praesignis — Cope, 1862: 496 [subsequent combination]

Native distribution areas

• Jamaica.
• Cayman Islands: Grand Cayman, Little Cayman, Owen Island and Cayman Brac.

References

Primary references

• Hallowell, E. 1856. Notes on reptiles in the collection of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 8: 221–238. BHL
• Cope, E.D. [1861] 1862. On the Genera Panolopus, Centropyx, Aristelliger and Sphaerodactylus. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 13: 494–500. BHL Reference page. 

Additional references

• MacLean, W.P., Kellner, R. & Dennis, H. 1977. Island lists of West Indian amphibians and reptiles. Smithsonian Herpetological Information Service no. 40: 1–47. BHL Reference page. 
• Schwartz, A. & Henderson, R.W. 1988. West Indian amphibians and reptiles: A check-list. Milwaukee Public Museum Contributions in Biology and Geology no. 74: 1–264. ISBN 978-0893261566 Reference page. 
• Schwartz, A. & Henderson, R.W. 1991. Amphibians and Reptiles of the West Indies: Descriptions, Distributions, and Natural History. University of Florida Press: Gainesville. xiv + 720 p. ISBN 9780813010496 Reference page. 
• Powell, R., Henderson, R.W., Adler, K. & Dundee, H.A. 1996. An annotated checklist of West Indian amphibians and reptiles. pp. 51–93 + 8 pls. In Powell, R. & Henderson, R.W. (eds.). Contributions to West Indian Herpetology: A Tribute to Albert Schwartz. Contributions to Herpetology. Volume 12. Society for the Study of Amphibians and Reptiles: Ithaca, New York. 457 pp. ISBN 9780916984373 Reference page. 
• Henderson, R.W. & Powell, R. 2009. Natural History of West Indian Reptiles and Amphibians. University Press of Florida: Gainesville, Florida. 495 pp. ISBN 9780813033945 Reference page. 
• Powell, R. & Henderson, R.W. 2012. Island lists of West Indian amphibians and reptiles. Bulletin of the Florida Museum of Natural History 51(2): 85–166. PDF Reference page. 

Links

• Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2024. Aristelliger praesignis. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 11 June 2023.
• Echternacht, S. & Wilson, B.S. 2019. IUCN: Aristelliger praesignis  (Least Concern). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2019: e.T203170A2761367. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-3.RLTS.T203170A2761367.en. Accessed on 11 June 2023.

Vernacular names

English: Croaking Lizard