Aristelliger nelsoni

Aristelliger nelsoni is a species of gecko, a lizard in the family Sphaerodactylidae. The species is endemic to the Swan Islands, Honduras.[1] It is sometimes considered a subspecies of Aristelliger praesignis.

Aristelliger nelsoni
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Sphaerodactylidae
Genus: Aristelliger
Species:
A. nelsoni
Binomial name
Aristelliger nelsoni
Barbour, 1914
Synonyms[1]
  • Aristelliger nelsoni
    Barbour, 1914
  • Aristelliger praesignis nelsoni
    Hecht, 1951
  • Aristelliger nelsoni
    Powell & Henderson, 2012

Etymology

The specific name, nelsoni, is in honor of the collector of the holotype, George Nelson (born 1873) who was Chief Taxidermist at the Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard.[1][2]

Geographic range

A. nelsoni is found on Great Swan Island and on Little Swan Island.[3]

Description

A. nelsoni may attain a total length (including tail) of 23.5 cm (9.3 in). It has 15 lamellae under the fourth toe.[4]

Reproduction

A. nelsoni is oviparous.[1]

References

  1. Aristelliger nelsoni at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database
  2. Beolens. Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. ("Nelson, G.", pp. 188-189).
  3. 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 nelsoni, p. 109).
  4. Barbour (1914).

Further reading

  • Barbour T (1914). "A Contribution to the Zoögeography of the West Indies, with Especial Reference to Amphibians and Reptiles". Memoirs of the Museum of Comparative Zoölogy at Harvard College 44 (2): 205-359 + one plate. (Aristelliger nelsoni, new species, pp. 258–259).


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