Reyes's Caribbean gecko (Aristelliger reyesi) is a species of lizard in the family Sphaerodactylidae. The species is endemic to Cuba.
| Reyes's Caribbean gecko | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Sphaerodactylidae |
| Genus: | Aristelliger |
| Species: | A. reyesi
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| Binomial name | |
| Aristelliger reyesi | |
Etymology
editThe specific name, reyesi, is in honor of Cuban photographer Ernesto Reyes who discovered this species.[2]
Geographic range
editA. reyesi is known only from the Hicacos Peninsula in Matanzas Province, Cuba.[3]
Description
editA. reyesi may attain a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of 6.36 cm (2.50 in).[3]
References
edit- ^ Fong, A. (2017). "Aristelliger reyesi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T203171A2761392. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T203171A2761392.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
- ^ 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 reyesi, p. 220).
- ^ a b Aristelliger reyesi at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database
Further reading
edit- Díaz, Luis M.; Hedges, S. Blair (2009). "First record of the genus Aristelliger (Squamata: Sphaerodactylidae) in Cuba, with the description of a new species". Zootaxa 2028: 31–40. (Aristelliger reyesi, new species).
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