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Aristelliger (croacking gecko)

Reptilia - Gekkonidae

Taxonomy
Aristelliger was named by Cope (1861). It is extant.

It was assigned to Gekkonidae by Estes (1983), Carroll (1988) and Morgan (1994).

Species

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1861Aristelliger Cope
1983Aristelliger Estes
1988Aristelliger Carroll
1994Aristelliger Morgan p. 467

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
Tetrapoda
RankNameAuthor
Reptiliomorpha
Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
Cotylosauria()
Amniota
Sauropsida
classReptilia
Squamata()
suborderGekkonomorpha
infraorderGekkotaCuvier 1817
familyGekkonidaeGray 1825
genusAristelligerCope 1861

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

G. Aristelliger Cope 1861 [croacking gecko]
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Aristelliger praesignis Hallowell 1856
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialuc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: ground dwellingf
Diet: insectivoref
Diet 2: carnivoref
Created: 2005-09-05 19:40:44
Modified: 2005-09-05 21:40:44
Source: f = family, c = class, subp = subphylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009, Behler and King 1979

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Late/Upper Pleistocene to the top of the Holocene or 0.12900 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 0.0117 Ma

Collections (6 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Cayman Islands Aristelliger praesignis (209851)
Late/Upper Pleistocene - Holocene0.129 - 0.0Bahamas (New Providence Island) Aristelliger sp. (144649)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Cayman Islands (Grand Cayman) Aristelliger praesignis (144132 210532)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Jamaica Aristelliger sp. (215359)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Cayman Islands (Cayman Brac) Aristelliger praesignis (210541)