Aristelliger lar

Hispaniolan giant gecko
Conservation status
	; Near Threatened (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Infraorder:	Gekkota
Family:	Sphaerodactylidae
Genus:	Aristelliger
Species:	A. lar
Binomial name
	Aristelliger lar; Cope, 1862
Synonyms
	Aristelliger titan; Hecht, 1951;

Last updated May 29, 2025

Aristelliger lar, also known commonly 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]

Etymology

The specific name, lar, refers to a Lar, an ancient Roman household god.^[3]

Geographic range

A. lar is found in disjunct populations on Hispaniola, in both the Dominican Republic and Haiti.^[4]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of A. lar is forest, but is also found in man-made structures in or near forest, such as houses and hotels.^[1]

Description

A. lar attains a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of about 13 cm (5.1 in).^[5]

Reproduction

A. lar is oviparous.^[2]

References

1 2 Landestoy, M.; Inchaustegui, S.; Hedges, B. (2016). "Aristelliger lar ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2016: e.T178538A71746541. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T178538A71746541.en . Retrieved 18 November 2021.
1 2 3 Aristelliger lar at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database
↑ Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Aristelliger lar, p. 151).
↑ Schwartz A, Thomas R (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 lar, p. 108).
↑ Boulenger GA (1885). Catalogue of the Lizards in the British Museum (Natural History). Second Edition. Volume I. Geckonidæ .... London: Trustees of the British Museum (Natural History). (Taylor and Francis, printers). xii + 436 pp. + Plates I–XXXII. (Aristelliger lar, p. 147).

Bauer AM, Russell AP (1993). "Aristelliger lar ". Catalogue of American Amphibians and Reptiles (570): 1–3.
Cope ED (1862). "On the Genera Panolopus, Centropyx, Aristelliger and Sphærodactylus ". Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia13: 494–500. (Aristelliger lar, new species, p. 497).
Hecht MK (1951). "Fossil Lizards of the West Indian Genus Aristelliger (Gekkonidae)". American Museum Novitates (1538): 1–33. (Aristelliger titan, new species).
Schwartz A, Henderson RW (1991). Amphibians and Reptiles of the West Indies: Descriptions, Distributions, and Natural History. Gainesville, Florida: University of Florida Press. 720 pp. ISBN 978-0813010946. (Aristelliger lar, p. 363).

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[iucn_status_18_November_2021-1] 1 2 Landestoy, M.; Inchaustegui, S.; Hedges, B. (2016). "Aristelliger lar ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2016: e.T178538A71746541. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T178538A71746541.en . Retrieved 18 November 2021.

[RDB-2] 1 2 3 Aristelliger lar at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database

[3] Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Aristelliger lar, p. 151).

[4] Schwartz A, Thomas R (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 lar, p. 108).

[5] Boulenger GA (1885). Catalogue of the Lizards in the British Museum (Natural History). Second Edition. Volume I. Geckonidæ .... London: Trustees of the British Museum (Natural History). (Taylor and Francis, printers). xii + 436 pp. + Plates I–XXXII. (Aristelliger lar, p. 147).

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