Aristelliger barbouri

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 barbouri
Name

Aristelliger barbouri (Noble & Klingel, 1932)

Holotype: AMNH 45829, adult ♀, collected by Gilbert C. Klingel in February 1931.
Type locality: “South West Point, Great Inagua Island, B. W. I. [=British West Indies]”.

Combinations

Aristelligella barbouri Noble & Klingel, 1932: 4 [original combination]
Aristelliger barbouri — Barbour, 1935: 100 [subsequent combination]

Native distribution areas

Bahamas: Great Inagua (including the adjacent Sheep Cay) and Little Inagua.

References
Primary references

Noble, G.K. & Klingel, G.C. 1932. The reptiles of Great Inagua Island, British West Indies. American Museum Novitates no. 549: 1–25. hdl: 2246/4056 Reference page.

Barbour, 1935
Additional references

Barbour, T. 1937. Third list of Antillean reptiles and amphibians. Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoölogy 82: 77–166. BHL Reference page.
Schwartz, A. & Thomas, T. 1975. A check-list of West Indian amphibians and reptiles. Special Publications of Carnegie Museum of Natural History 1: 1–216. BHL Reference page.
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.

Links

Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2022. Aristelliger barbouri. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 18 July 2021.
Buckner, S. 2019. IUCN: Aristelliger barbouri (Data Deficient). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2019: e.T203166A2761339. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-3.RLTS.T203166A2761339.en

Vernacular names
English: Striped Caribbean Gecko

The striped Caribbean gecko (Aristelliger barbouri), also known commonly as the Inagua croaking gecko and the Inagua gecko, is a species of lizard in the family Sphaerodactylidae. The species is endemic to the Bahamas.[3]

Etymology

The specific name, barbouri, is in honor of American herpetologist Thomas Barbour.[4]
Geographic Range

A. barbouri is found on Great Inagua Island including Sheep Cay, Inagua District, the Bahamas.[2]
Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of A. barbouri is shrubland.[1]
Description

A small species of lizard, A. barbouri may attain a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of 5 cm (2.0 in). Its tail is more darkly colored than its head and body.[3]
Reproduction

A. barbouri is oviparous.[3]
References

Buckner S (2019). "Aristelliger barbouri ". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2019: e.T203166A2761339. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-3.RLTS.T203166A2761339.en. Downloaded on 30 April 2021.
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. (Arestelliger barbouri, p. 108).
Aristelliger barbouri 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. (Aristelliger barbouri, p. 16).

Further reading

Bauer AM, Russell AP (1993). "Aristelliger barbouri ". Catalogue of American Amphibians and Reptiles (566): 1.
Noble GK, Klingel GC (1932). "The Reptiles of Great Inagua Island, British West Indies". American Museum Novitates (549): 1-25. (Aristelligella barbouri, new species, pp. 4–11, Figures 1–5).
Rösler H (2000). "Kommentierte Liste der rezent, subrezent und fossil bekannten Geckotaxa (Reptilia: Gekkonomorpha)". Gekkota 2: 28–153. (Aristelliger barbouri, p. 60). (in German).
Schwartz A, Henderson RW (1991). Amphibians and Reptiles of the West Indies: Descriptions, Distributions, and Natural History. Gainesville: University of Florida Press. 720 pp. ISBN 978-0813010496. (Aristelliger barbouri, p. 358).