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Aristelliger georgeensis 35218379

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Cladus: Craniata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
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: A. georgeensis
Name

Aristelliger georgeensis Bocourt, 1873

Type locality: St. George Island near Belize.
References

Bocourt, 1873. In Recherches Zoologiques pour servir a l'Histoire de Ia Faune de l'Amérique Centrale et du Mexique. Mission Scientifique au Mexique et dans l'Amérique Centrale, Recherches zoologiques. Part 2, sect. 1. In: A. Duméril, M. F. Bocourt, and F. Mocquard, (1870-1909), Etudes sur les reptiles, p. i-xiv; Imprimerie Imper., Paris, Livr. 2-15, pp. 33-860.
Aristelliger georgeensis at the New Reptile Database

Distribution

Honduras, Mexico (Quintana Roo, Cozumel), Belize,St. George Island, Isla de Providencia, Sta. Catalina, Crab Cay, San Andres, Swan Islands,Colombia

Vernacular names
English: Saint George Island Gecko

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

Caicedo, J.; Mandujano, R.C.; Lee, J. (2016). "Aristelliger georgeensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T197456A2485516. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T197456A2485516.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.

Aristelliger georgeensis at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database

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).

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