Aristelliger praesignis

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. praesignis

Subspecies: A. p. nelsoni – A. p. praesignis
Name

Aristelliger praesignis Hallowell, 1856

Type locality: Antilles: Swan Island, Jamaica, Cayman Islands.

Holotype: ANSP 7443-44.
References

Hallowell, 1856. Notes on reptiles in the collection of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia. Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia 8: 221–238.
Aristelliger praesignis at the New Reptile Database

Distribution

Antilles: Swan Island, Jamaica, Cayman Islands

Vernacular names
English: Woodslave (Cayman Island), Croaking Lizard (Jamaica)

Aristelliger praesignis, is a species of gecko, a lizard in the family Sphaerodactylidae. The species is endemic to Jamaica and the Cayman Islands.

Common names

Common names for Aristelliger praesignis include croaking lizard, Jamaican croaking gecko, Jamaican croaking lizard, and woodslave.[2]
Taxonomy

Another species, Aristelliger nelsoni, is sometimes considered to be a subspecies of Aristelliger praesignis.
Geographic range

A. praesignis is found in Jamaica including the Bogue Islands, the Morant Cays, and the Pedro Cays. It is also found in the Cayman Islands.[2]
Description

Dorsally, A. praesignis is brown with darker markings and white dots. Ventrally, it is whitish. It may attain a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of 9.6 cm (3.8 in), with a tail 13 cm (5.1 in) long.[3]
Reproduction

A. praesignis is oviparous.[2]
References

Echternacht, S.; Wilson, B.S. (2019). "Aristelliger praesignis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T203170A2761367. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-3.RLTS.T203170A2761367.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
Aristelliger praesignis at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database

Boulenger (1885).

Further reading

Boulenger GA (1885). Catalogue of the Lizards in the British Museum (Natural History). Second Edition. Volume I. Geckonidæ ... London: Trustees of the British Museum (Natural History). (Taylor and Francis, printers). xii + 436 pp. + Plates I-XXXII. (Aristelliger præsignis, pp. 146-147).
Hallowell E (1856). "Notes on the Reptiles in the collection of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philad'a [sic]". Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 8: 221-238. (Hemidactylus præsignis, new species, p. 222).
Schwartz A, Henderson RW (1991). Amphibians and Reptiles of the West Indies: Descriptions, Distributions, and Natural History. Gainesville, Florida: University of Florida Press. 720 pp. ISBN 978-0813010496. (Aristelliger praesignis, p. 364).
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. (Aristelliger praesignis, p. 109).