Reyes's Caribbean gecko explained

Reyes's Caribbean gecko (Aristelliger reyesi) is a species of lizard in the family Sphaerodactylidae. The species is endemic to Cuba.

Etymology

The specific name, reyesi, is in honor of Cuban photographer Ernesto Reyes who discovered this species.^[1]

Geographic range

A. reyesi is known only from the Hicacos Peninsula in Matanzas Province, Cuba.

Description

A. reyesi may attain a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of 6.36cm (02.5inches).

Further reading

• Díaz, Luis M.; Hedges, S. Blair (2009). "First record of the genus Aristelliger (Squamata: Sphaerodactylidae) in Cuba, with the description of a new species". Zootaxa 2028: 31–40. (Aristelliger reyesi, new species).

Notes and References

1. Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. . (Aristelliger reyesi, p. 220).