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.
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Sphaerodactylidae |
| Genus: | Aristelliger |
| Species: | A. nelsoni |
| Binomial name | |
| Aristelliger nelsoni Barbour, 1914 | |
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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]
References
- Aristelliger nelsoni at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database
- 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).
- 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).
- 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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