The Hispaniolan desert gecko (Aristelliger expectatus) is a species of lizard in the family Sphaerodactylidae. The species is endemic to the island of Hispaniola.
Hispaniolan desert gecko | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Family: | Sphaerodactylidae |
Genus: | Aristelliger |
Species: | A. expectatus
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Binomial name | |
Aristelliger expectatus Cochran, 1933
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Geographic range
editA. expectatus is found in both the Dominican Republic and Haiti, including associated small islands of the two countries, such as Beata, Tortuga, and Gonâve.[2]
Reproduction
editReferences
edit- ^ Inchaustegui S, Landestoy M (2016). "Aristelliger expectatus (errata version published in 2017)". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016: e.T203168A115347754. https://doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T203168A2761353.en. Downloaded on 13 February 2019.
- ^ a b Aristelliger expectatus at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database
Further reading
edit- Cochran DM (1933). "A New Gecko from Haiti, Aristelliger expectatus ". Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 46: 33–35.