Biology:Saint George Island gecko

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Short description: Species of lizard

Saint George Island gecko
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Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Sphaerodactylidae
Genus: Aristelliger
Species:
A. georgeensis
Binomial name
Aristelliger georgeensis
(Bocourt, 1873)
Synonyms[2]
  • Idiodactylus georgeensis
    Bocourt, 1873
  • Aristelliger irregularis
    Cope, 1885
  • Aristelliger georgeensis
    — Schmidt, 1941

The Saint George Island gecko (Aristelliger georgeensis) is a species of lizard in the family Sphaerodactylidae. The species is endemic to the Caribbean.

Geographic range

A. georgeensis is found in Belize, on Colombian Caribbean islands, on Honduran Caribbean islands, and in Caribbean Mexico.[2]

Reproduction

A. georgeensis is oviparous.[2]

References

Further reading

  • Schwartz A, Thomas R (1975). A Check-list of West Indian Ampbibians and Reptiles. Carnegie Museum of Natural History Special Publication No. 1. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania: Carnegie Museum of Natural History. 216 pp. (Aristelliger georgeensis, p. 108).

Wikidata ☰ Q2861334 entry