Cochran's croaking gecko
Template:Short description Template:Refimprove Template:Speciesbox Cochran's croaking gecko (Aristelliger cochranae), also commonly known as Cochran's Caribbean gecko[1] and the Navassa gecko, is a species of lizard in the family Sphaerodactylidae. The species was described in 1931 by Chapman Grant and named after notable American herpetologist and artist Doris Mable Cochran.[1] The species received one of its common names from the loud croaking call of the male during the mating period.
Description
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Occurrence and biology
Cochran's croaking gecko is endemic to Navassa Island,[3][2] an island between Haiti and Jamaica. It is relatively common despite its small habitat of 5.2 km² (2 sq mi).Script error: No such module "Unsubst". It is nocturnal and arboreal, which means that it lives and preys entirely on the branches or under the bark of ficus trees or fan palms (Thrinax morrisii ).Script error: No such module "Unsubst". Its diet consists of insects.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".
References
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- ↑ a b Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore, Maryland: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. Template:ISBN. (Aristelliger cochranae, pp. 55-56).
- ↑ a b Species Aristelliger cochranae at The Reptile Database www.reptile-database.org.
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Further reading
- Schwartz, Albert; Henderson, Robert W. (1991). Amphibians and Reptiles of the West Indies: Descriptions, Distributions, and Natural History. Gainesville, Florida: University Press of Florida. 714 pp. Template:ISBN.
- Schwartz, Albert; Thomas, Richard (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. (Aristelliger cochranae, p. 108).