Hispaniolan giant gecko | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Family: | Sphaerodactylidae |
Genus: | Aristelliger |
Species: | A. lar
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Binomial name | |
Aristelliger lar
Cope, 1862
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Aristelliger lar, also known as the Hispaniolan giant gecko and the spotted Caribbean gecko, is a species of lizard in the family Sphaerodactylidae. The species is endemic to the island of Hispaniola. [2]
The specific name, lar, refers to a Lar, an ancient Roman household god. [3]
A. lar is found in disjunct populations on Hispaniola, in both the Dominican Republic and Haiti. [4]
A. lar attains a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of about 13 cm (5.1 in). [5]
Hispaniolan giant gecko | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Family: | Sphaerodactylidae |
Genus: | Aristelliger |
Species: | A. lar
|
Binomial name | |
Aristelliger lar
Cope, 1862
|
Aristelliger lar, also known as the Hispaniolan giant gecko and the spotted Caribbean gecko, is a species of lizard in the family Sphaerodactylidae. The species is endemic to the island of Hispaniola. [2]
The specific name, lar, refers to a Lar, an ancient Roman household god. [3]
A. lar is found in disjunct populations on Hispaniola, in both the Dominican Republic and Haiti. [4]
A. lar attains a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of about 13 cm (5.1 in). [5]