Английская Википедия:Cochran's croaking gecko
Шаблон:Short description Шаблон:Refimprove Шаблон: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
A. cochranae has a snout to vent length (SVL) up to Шаблон:Convert in males and Шаблон:Convert in females.[2] It has relatively short and massive legs.Шаблон:Citation needed The colour of its body varies from beige brown to chestnut red and the back exhibits light spots. A dark chestnut crossband extends from the snout to the head, the nape, and the eyes. The largest part of the tail is dark grey to black.Шаблон:Citation needed The hatchlings have clear white crossbands on the tail.Шаблон:Citation needed
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).Шаблон:Citation needed 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 ).Шаблон:Citation needed Its diet consists of insects.Шаблон:Citation needed
References
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. Шаблон: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).
External links
- Herpetology of Navassa Island, West Indies
- Relationship of Diet and Prey Availability in Aristelliger cochranae, a Gecko from Navassa Island, West Indies Шаблон:Webarchive
- ↑ 1,0 1,1 Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore, Maryland: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. Шаблон:ISBN. (Aristelliger cochranae, pp. 55-56).
- ↑ 2,0 2,1 Шаблон:EMBL species www.reptile-database.org.
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