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{{short description|Genus of geckos}}
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| name = ''Aristelliger''
| name = ''Aristelliger''
| taxon = Aristelliger
| taxon = Aristelliger
| image = Aristelliger georgeensis 35218379.jpg
| authority = [[Edward Drinker Cope|Cope]], 1862 <ref>"''Aristelliger'' ". ''Dahms Tierleben''. www.dahmstieleben.de/systematik/Reptilien/Squamata/sphaerodactylidae.</ref>
| image_caption = ''[[Aristelliger georgeensis]]''
| authority = [[Edward Drinker Cope|Cope]], 1862
| subdivision_ranks = Species
| subdivision_ranks = Species
| subdivision = 9, see text.
| subdivision = 9, see text.
}}
}}


'''''Aristelliger''''' is a [[genus]] of [[Caribbean]] [[gecko]]s in the [[Family (biology)|family]] [[Sphaerodactylidae]],<ref>{{cite journal|last=Gamble|first=Tony|author2=Bauer, Aaron M.|author3=Greenbaum, Eli|author4=Jackman, Todd R.|date=21 August 2007|title=Evidence for Gondwanan vicariance in an ancient clade of gecko lizards|url=https://epublications.marquette.edu/bio_fac/756|journal=Journal of Biogeography|volume=35 |pages=070821084123003––|doi=10.1111/j.1365-2699.2007.01770.x}}</ref> commonly known as '''croaking geckos''' or '''Caribbean geckos'''. The nine named [[species]] in the genus are native to various islands in the [[West Indies]], though the species ''[[Aristelliger georgeensis|A. georgeensis]]'' is also found on mainland [[Belize]]. ''Aristelliger'' species are [[Nocturnality|nocturnal]] and mostly [[Arboreal locomotion|arboreal]], occupying [[Arecaceae|palm tree]] trunks and other vertical surfaces. They are among the largest [[Neotropical realm|neotropical]] geckos, with ''[[Aristelliger lar|A. lar]]'' reaching up to 135 mm (5.3 inches) in [[Snout–vent length|snout-vent-length]] (not including the tail).<ref>{{Cite book|last1=Bauer|first1=A.M.|title=Catalogue of American Amphibians and Reptiles|last2=Russell|first2=A.P.|publisher=Society for the Study of Amphibians and Reptiles|year=1993|editor-last=Price|editor-first=Andrew H.|pages=570.1–570.3|chapter=''Aristelliger lar''}}</ref> They are primarily [[Insectivore|insectivorous]], feeding on a variety of [[Arthropod|arthropods]]. [[Cannibalism]] of eggs and hatchlings has been reported in ''[[Aristelliger cochranae|A. cochranae]]''. ''A. lar'' is [[Omnivore|omnivorous]], and may be an important [[Seed dispersal|seed disperser]] for fruits of the plant ''[[Marcgravia]]''.<ref>{{Cite journal|last1=DeBoer|first1=Jonathan C.|last2=Griffing|first2=Aaron H.|last3=Iyengar|first3=Vikram K.|last4=Bauer|first4=Aaron M.|date=2018|title=New dietary records for croaking lizards of the genus ''Aristelliger'' (Reptilia: Sphaerodactylidae)|url=http://www.caribbeanherpetology.org/pdfs/ch62.pdf|journal=Caribbean Herpetology|volume=62|pages=1–8|doi=10.31611/ch.62}}</ref> Many species of ''Aristelliger'' are accustomed to living among human structures, though several are threatened by urban and agricultural development or invasive species.
'''''Aristelliger''''' is a [[genus]] of [[Caribbean]] [[gecko]]s, in the [[Family (biology)|family]] [[Sphaerodactylidae]] <ref>[[Tony Gamble|Gamble T]], [[:fr:Aaron Matthew Bauer|Bauer AM]], [[Eli Greenbaum|Greenbaum E]], [[Todd R. Jackman|Jackman TR]] (2008). "Evidence for Gondwanan vicariance in an ancient clade of gecko lizards". ''Journal of Biogeography'' '''35''' (1): 88–104.</ref> commonly known as '''croaking geckos'''.


==Species==
==Species==
{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible"|border="1" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse;"
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*''[[Aristelliger barbouri]]'' {{small|([[Gladwyn Kingsley Noble|Noble]] & [[Gilbert Klingel|Klingel]], 1932)}}<ref>Noble GK, Klingel GC (1932). "The Reptiles of Great Inagua Island, British West Indies". ''American Museum Novitates'' (549): 1-25. (''Aristelligella barbouri'', new genus and species, pp. 4-11, Figures 1-5).[http://digitallibrary.amnh.org/handle/2246/4056] [http://digitallibrary.amnh.org/bitstream/handle/2246/4056//v2/dspace/ingest/pdfSource/nov/N0549.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=y]</ref> – [[Inagua]] gecko
|colspan=6, style="text-align: center"|<strong>List of species</strong>
*''[[Aristelliger cochranae]]'' {{small|[[Chapman Grant|Grant]], 1931}} – [[Doris Mable Cochran|Cochran's]] croaking gecko
|-
*''[[Aristelliger expectatus]]'' {{small|[[Doris Mable Cochran|Cochran]], 1933}} – [[Hispaniola]]n desert gecko
! bgcolor="#f0f0f0" |Image
*''[[Aristelliger georgeensis]]'' {{small|([[Marie Firmin Bocourt|Bocourt]], 1873)}} – St. George Island gecko
! bgcolor="#f0f0f0" |Species
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*''[[Aristelliger hechti]]'' {{small|[[Albert Schwartz (zoologist)|Schwartz]] & [[Ronald Ian Crombie|Crombie]], 1975}} – [[Turks and Caicos Islands|Caicos]] gecko
! bgcolor="#f0f0f0" |Taxon author
*''[[Aristelliger lar]]'' {{small|[[Edward Drinker Cope|Cope]], 1861}} – Hispaniolan giant gecko
! bgcolor="#f0f0f0" |Common name(s)
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*''[[Aristelliger nelsoni]]'' {{small|([[Thomas Barbour|Barbour]], 1914)}}
! bgcolor="#f0f0f0" |Distribution
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*''[[Aristelliger praesignis]]'' {{small|([[Edward Hallowell (herpetologist)|Hallowell]], 1856)}} – [[Jamaica]]n croaking gecko
! bgcolor="#f0f0f0" |[[IUCN]] status
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*''[[Aristelliger reyesi]]'' {{small|[[Diaz]] & [[Stephen Blair Hedges|Hedges]], 2009}}
|-
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|''[[Aristelliger barbouri|A. barbouri]]''
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|([[Gladwyn Kingsley Noble|Noble]] & [[Gilbert Klingel|Klingel]], 1932)<ref>Noble GK, Klingel GC (1932). "The Reptiles of Great Inagua Island, British West Indies". ''American Museum Novitates'' (549): 1-25. (''Aristelligella barbouri'', new genus and species, pp. 4-11, Figures 1-5).[http://digitallibrary.amnh.org/handle/2246/4056] [http://digitallibrary.amnh.org/bitstream/handle/2246/4056//v2/dspace/ingest/pdfSource/nov/N0549.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=y]</ref>
|Inagua croaking gecko, striped Caribbean gecko
| style="width:35%" |[[Inagua]] ([[Bahamas]])
|[[Data Deficient]]
|-
|
|''[[Aristelliger cochranae|A. cochranae]]''
|[[Chapman Grant|Grant]], 1931
|[[Doris Mable Cochran|Cochran's]] Caribbean gecko, Navassa croaking gecko
| style="width:35%" |[[Navassa Island]]
|[[Least Concern]]
|-
|
|''[[Aristelliger expectatus|A. expectatus]]''
|Cochran, 1933
|Hispaniolan desert croaking gecko
| style="width:35%" |Southwest [[Hispaniola]] and surrounding islands
|[[Least Concern]]
|-
|[[File:Aristelliger georgeensis 14639962.jpg|190px]]
|''[[Aristelliger georgeensis|A. georgeensis]]''
|([[Marie Firmin Bocourt|Bocourt]], 1873)
|Saint George Island gecko
| style="width:35%" |Coastal [[Belize]] and surrounding islands, southernmost [[Quintana Roo]] ([[Mexico]]), [[Swan Islands, Honduras|Swan Islands]] ([[Honduras]]), [[Providencia Island, Colombia|Providencia]] and [[San Andrés (island)|San Andrés]] ([[Colombia]])
|[[Least Concern]]
|-
|
|''[[Aristelliger hechti|A. hechti]]''
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|[[Albert Schwartz (zoologist)|Schwartz]] & [[Ronald Ian Crombie|Crombie]], 1975
|Caicos croaking gecko
| style="width:35%" |[[North Caicos]], [[East Caicos]], various nearby cays ([[Turks and Caicos Islands]])
|[[Vulnerable species|Vulnerable]]
|-
|[[File:Aristelliger lar 65570492.jpg|190px]]
|''[[Aristelliger lar|A. lar]]''
|[[Edward Drinker Cope|Cope]], 1862
|Hispaniolan giant croaking gecko, spotted Caribbean gecko
| style="width:35%" |[[Hispaniola]] and surrounding islands
|[[Near Threatened]]
|-
|
|''[[Aristelliger nelsoni|A. nelsoni]]''
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|([[Thomas Barbour|Barbour]], 1914)
|Swan Islands croaking gecko
| style="width:35%" |[[Swan Islands, Honduras|Swan Islands]] ([[Honduras]])
|[[Endangered species (IUCN status)|Endangered]]
|-
|[[File:Aristelliger praesignis 15071705.jpg|190px]]
|''[[Aristelliger praesignis|A. praesignis]]''
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|([[Edward Hallowell (herpetologist)|Hallowell]], 1856)
|Croaking lizard, woodslave, Jamaican croaking gecko
| style="width:35%" |[[Jamaica]] and the [[Cayman Islands]]
|[[Least Concern]]
|-
|
|''[[Aristelliger reyesi|A. reyesi]]''
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|[[Luis M. Díaz|Díaz]] & [[Stephen Blair Hedges|Hedges]], 2009
|Reyes' Caribbean gecko, Cuban croaking gecko
| style="width:35%" |[[Península de Hicacos]] ([[Cuba]])
|[[Critically Endangered]]
|}


''[[Nota bene]]'': A [[Binomial nomenclature|binomial authority]] in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than ''Aristelliger''.
''[[Nota bene]]'': A [[Binomial nomenclature|binomial authority]] in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than ''Aristelliger''.
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[[Category:Aristelliger]]
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[[Category:Lizard genera]]
[[Category:Lizard genera]]
[[Category:Lizards of the Caribbean]]
[[Category:Taxa named by Edward Drinker Cope]]
[[Category:Taxa named by Edward Drinker Cope]]

Latest revision as of 23:37, 24 March 2024

Aristelliger
Aristelliger georgeensis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Sphaerodactylidae
Genus: Aristelliger
Cope, 1862
Species

9, see text.

Aristelliger is a genus of Caribbean geckos in the family Sphaerodactylidae,[1] commonly known as croaking geckos or Caribbean geckos. The nine named species in the genus are native to various islands in the West Indies, though the species A. georgeensis is also found on mainland Belize. Aristelliger species are nocturnal and mostly arboreal, occupying palm tree trunks and other vertical surfaces. They are among the largest neotropical geckos, with A. lar reaching up to 135 mm (5.3 inches) in snout-vent-length (not including the tail).[2] They are primarily insectivorous, feeding on a variety of arthropods. Cannibalism of eggs and hatchlings has been reported in A. cochranae. A. lar is omnivorous, and may be an important seed disperser for fruits of the plant Marcgravia.[3] Many species of Aristelliger are accustomed to living among human structures, though several are threatened by urban and agricultural development or invasive species.

Species

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List of species
Image Species Taxon author Common name(s) Distribution IUCN status
A. barbouri (Noble & Klingel, 1932)[4] Inagua croaking gecko, striped Caribbean gecko Inagua (Bahamas) Data Deficient
A. cochranae Grant, 1931 Cochran's Caribbean gecko, Navassa croaking gecko Navassa Island Least Concern
A. expectatus Cochran, 1933 Hispaniolan desert croaking gecko Southwest Hispaniola and surrounding islands Least Concern
A. georgeensis (Bocourt, 1873) Saint George Island gecko Coastal Belize and surrounding islands, southernmost Quintana Roo (Mexico), Swan Islands (Honduras), Providencia and San Andrés (Colombia) Least Concern
A. hechti Schwartz & Crombie, 1975 Caicos croaking gecko North Caicos, East Caicos, various nearby cays (Turks and Caicos Islands) Vulnerable
A. lar Cope, 1862 Hispaniolan giant croaking gecko, spotted Caribbean gecko Hispaniola and surrounding islands Near Threatened
A. nelsoni (Barbour, 1914) Swan Islands croaking gecko Swan Islands (Honduras) Endangered
A. praesignis (Hallowell, 1856) Croaking lizard, woodslave, Jamaican croaking gecko Jamaica and the Cayman Islands Least Concern
A. reyesi Díaz & Hedges, 2009 Reyes' Caribbean gecko, Cuban croaking gecko Península de Hicacos (Cuba) Critically Endangered

Nota bene: A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Aristelliger.

References

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  1. ^ Gamble, Tony; Bauer, Aaron M.; Greenbaum, Eli; Jackman, Todd R. (21 August 2007). "Evidence for Gondwanan vicariance in an ancient clade of gecko lizards". Journal of Biogeography. 35: 070821084123003––. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2699.2007.01770.x.
  2. ^ Bauer, A.M.; Russell, A.P. (1993). "Aristelliger lar". In Price, Andrew H. (ed.). Catalogue of American Amphibians and Reptiles. Society for the Study of Amphibians and Reptiles. pp. 570.1–570.3.
  3. ^ DeBoer, Jonathan C.; Griffing, Aaron H.; Iyengar, Vikram K.; Bauer, Aaron M. (2018). "New dietary records for croaking lizards of the genus Aristelliger (Reptilia: Sphaerodactylidae)" (PDF). Caribbean Herpetology. 62: 1–8. doi:10.31611/ch.62.
  4. ^ Noble GK, Klingel GC (1932). "The Reptiles of Great Inagua Island, British West Indies". American Museum Novitates (549): 1-25. (Aristelligella barbouri, new genus and species, pp. 4-11, Figures 1-5).[1] [2]

Further reading

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  • Cope ED (1862). "On the Genera Panoplus, Centropyx, Aristelliger and Sphærodactylus ". Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia 13: 494-500. (Aristelliger, new genus, pp. 496–497).
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