Aristelliger hechti

Aristelliger hechti, known commonly as Hecht's Caribbean gecko or the Caicos gecko, is a species of lizard in the family Sphaerodactylidae. The species is endemic to the Caicos Islands.^[2]

Aristelliger hechti
Conservation status
Vulnerable  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Gekkota
Family:	Sphaerodactylidae
Genus:	Aristelliger
Species:	A. hechti
Binomial name
Aristelliger hechti Schwartz & Crombie, 1975

Etymology

The specific name, hechti, is in honor of American evolutionary biologist Max Knobler Hecht (1925–2002).^[3]

Geographic range

The holotype of A. hechti was collected on Little Ambergris Cay, Turks and Caicos Islands.^[2]

Reproduction

A. hechti is oviparous.^[2]