Aristelliger expectatus COCHRAN, 1933
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Aristelliger expectatus
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| Higher Taxa | Sphaerodactylidae, Gekkota, Sauria, Squamata (lizards: geckos) |
| Subspecies | |
| Common Names | E: Hispaniolan Desert Croaking Gecko |
| Synonym | Aristelliger expectatus COCHRAN 1933: 33 Aristelliger expectatus — COCHRAN 1941 Aristelliger (Aristelligella) expectatus — HECHT 1952 Aristelliger cochranae expectatus — LYNXWILER & PARMERLEE 1993 Aristelliger expectatus — POWELL et al. 1996 Aristelliger cochranae expectatus — RÖSLER 2000: 60 |
| Distribution | Caribbean: Hispaniola, Dominican Republic, and associated islands and islets. Type locality: "Jacmel, De'paement du Sud-Est Haiti" |
| Reproduction | oviparous |
| Types | Holotype: USNM 75908 |
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| Comment | Synonymy: Elevated to species status by Powell et al. (1996) based on: (1) Mertens (1939) relegating A. expectatus to subspecific status without comment; (2) differences in size, proportions, pattern, and scalation (see original description of Cochran [1933]); (3) the hiatus between Navassa Island and the main island of Hispaniola, effectively precluding gene exchange; and (4) comments in Powell (1993). |
| Etymology | Named after Latin exspectatio (= to expect), presumably in reference to “Dr. Noble’s prediction that a related form [of Aristelliger] might be expected to occur in Haiti” (Cochran 1933). |
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