Aristelliger nelsoni BARBOUR, 1914

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Higher Taxa	Sphaerodactylidae, Gekkota, Sauria, Squamata (lizards: geckos)
Subspecies
Common Names	E: Swan Islands Croaking Gecko
Synonym	Aristelliger nelsoni BARBOUR 1914: 258 Aristelliger praesignis nelsoni — HECHT 1951 Aristelliger praesignis nelsoni — WERMUTH 1965: 9 Aristelliger praesignis nelsoni — SCHWARTZ & HENDERSON 1988 Aristelliger praesignis nelsoni — BAUER & RUSSEL 1993 Aristelliger praesignis nelsoni — KLUGE 1993 Aristelliger nelsoni — POWELL & HENDERSON 2012 Aristelliger nelsoni — MCCRANIE 2015 Aristelliger nelsoni — MCCRANIE 2018
Distribution	Honduras (Swan Island) Type locality: “Swan Island” [Honduras].
Reproduction	oviparous
Types	Holotype: MCZ 7891, adult, 7 paratypes; collecte March, 1912, by George Nelson.
Diagnosis	Diagnosis: Aristelliger nelsoni may be distinguished from A. p. praesignis by its larger size, shorter snout, and small, flattened and generally homogeneous dorsal granules. The dorsal pattern is often less pronounced than in the nominate subspecies (BAUER & RUSSEL 1993).
Comment	For illustrations see Hecht, 1951; Hecht, 1952.
Etymology	A. nelsoni has been named after the collector George Nelson from the Museum of Comparative Zoology.
References	Barbour, Thomas 1914. A Contribution to the Zoögeography of the West Indies, with Especial Reference to Amphibians and Reptiles. Memoirs of the Museum of Comparative Zoölogy 44 (2): 205-359 - get paper here Bauer, A. M. and A. P Russell. 1993. Aristelliger praesignis. Catalogue of American Amphibians and Reptiles (571) - get paper here Hecht, M.K. 1951. Fossil lizards of the West Indian genus Aristelliger (Gekkonidae). American Museum Novitates (1538): 1-33 - get paper here Kluge A G 1993. Gekkonoid Lizard Taxonomy. International Gecko Society, San Diego, 245 pp. McCranie, James R. 2015. A checklist of the amphibians and reptiles of Honduras, with additions, comments on taxonomy, some recent taxonomic decisions, and areas of further studies needed. Zootaxa 3931 (3): 352–386 - get paper here McCranie, James R. 2018. The Lizards, Crocodiles, and Turtles of Honduras. Systematics, Distribution, and Conservation. Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology, Special Publication Series (2): 1- 666 - get paper here Powell, R., and R. W. Henderson, Eds. 2012. Island lists of West Indian amphibians and reptiles. Bulletin of the Florida State Museum 2:85–166 - get paper here Schwartz, A. & Henderson, R.W. 1988. West Indian Amphibian and Reptiles: A Checklist. Milwaukee Publ. Mus. Contr. Biol. Geol. No. 74: 264 pp. - get paper here Wermuth, H. 1965. Liste der rezenten Amphibien und Reptilien. Gekkonidae, Pygopodidae, Xantusiidae. Das Tierreich (80): 1—246
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