Aristelliger nelsoni
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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. nelsoni
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| Binomial name | |
| Aristelliger nelsoni Barbour, 1914
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Aristelliger nelsoni is a species of gecko, a lizard in the family Sphaerodactylidae. The species is endemic to the Swan Islands, Honduras.[1] It is sometimes considered a subspecies of Aristelliger praesignis.
Etymology
The specific name, nelsoni, is in honor of the collector of the holotype, George Nelson (born 1873) who was Chief Taxidermist at the Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard.[1][2]
Geographic range
A. nelsoni is found on Great Swan Island and on Little Swan Island.[3]
Description
A. nelsoni may attain a total length (including tail) of 23.5 cm (9.3 in). It has 15 lamellae under the fourth toe.[4]
Reproduction
References
- ^ a b c d Aristelliger nelsoni 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. ("Nelson, G.", pp. 188-189).
- ^ 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 nelsoni, p. 109).
- ^ Barbour (1914).
Further reading
- Barbour T (1914). "A Contribution to the Zoögeography of the West Indies, with Especial Reference to Amphibians and Reptiles". Memoirs of the Museum of Comparative Zoölogy at Harvard College 44 (2): 205-359 + one plate. (Aristelliger nelsoni, new species, pp. 258–259).
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