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Distribution

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Continent: Caribbean
Distribution: Bahamas
Type locality: South West Point, Great Inagua Island, Bahama Islands.
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Striped Caribbean gecko

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The striped Caribbean gecko (Aristelliger barbouri), also known commonly as the Inagua croaking gecko and the Inagua gecko, is a species of lizard in the family Sphaerodactylidae. The species is endemic to the Bahamas.[3]

Etymology

The specific name, barbouri, is in honor of American herpetologist Thomas Barbour.[4]

Geographic Range

A. barbouri is found on Great Inagua Island including Sheep Cay, Inagua District, the Bahamas.[2]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of A. barbouri is shrubland.[1]

Description

A small species of lizard, A. barbouri may attain a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of 5 cm (2.0 in). Its tail is more darkly colored than its head and body.[3]

Reproduction

A. barbouri is oviparous.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b Buckner S (2019). "Aristelliger barbouri ". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2019: e.T203166A2761339. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-3.RLTS.T203166A2761339.en. Downloaded on 30 April 2021.
  2. ^ a b 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. (Arestelliger barbouri, p. 108).
  3. ^ a b c Aristelliger barbouri at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database
  4. ^ 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 barbouri, p. 16).
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Striped Caribbean gecko: Brief Summary

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The striped Caribbean gecko (Aristelliger barbouri), also known commonly as the Inagua croaking gecko and the Inagua gecko, is a species of lizard in the family Sphaerodactylidae. The species is endemic to the Bahamas.

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