Aristelliger nelsoni

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 nelsoni

Name

Aristelliger nelsoni Barbour, 1914: 258

• Holotype: MCZ 7891, collected by George Nelson in March 1912.
• Type locality: “Swan Islands, Caribbean Sea”.

Native distribution areas

• Honduras: Swan Islands: Big and Little Swan Islands.

References

Primary references

• 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 44(2): 205–359. BHL

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. 
• McCranie, J.R. 2015. A checklist of the amphibians and reptiles of Honduras, with additions, comments on taxonomy, some recent taxonomic decisions, and areas of further studies needed. Zootaxa 3931(3): 352–386. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3931.3.2 Reference page. 

Links

• Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2024. Aristelliger nelsoni. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 11 June 2023.
• Townsend, J.H. & Powell, R. 2019. IUCN: Aristelliger nelsoni  (Endangered). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2019: e.T75605298A75607624. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-3.RLTS.T75605298A75607624.en. Accessed on 11 June 2023.

Vernacular names

English: Swan Islands Croaking Gecko