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Cochran's Caribbean Gecko
Aristelliger cochranae Grant, 1931
Source-backed taxonomic record
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Open encyclopedia reference
Cochran's croaking gecko (Aristelliger cochranae), also commonly known as Cochran's Caribbean gecko 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. The species received one of its common names from the loud croaking call of the male during the mating period.
Wikipedia contributors, Cochran's croaking gecko; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T11:20:42.677046+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Aristelliger cochranae Grant, 1931
- Name authority
- Grant, 1931
- Common name
- Cochran's Caribbean Gecko
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Reptilia
- Order
- Squamata
- Family
- Sphaerodactylidae
- Genus
- Aristelliger
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- megaclassTetrapoda
- classReptilia Laurenti, 1768
- orderSquamata Oppel, 1811
- suborderGekkota
- familySphaerodactylidae
- genusAristelliger
- speciesAristelliger cochranae Grant, 1931
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Aristelliger. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Hispaniolan Desert Croaking GeckoAristelliger expectatus Cochran, 1933 | SphaerodactylidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Saint George Island Croaking GeckoAristelliger georgeensis (Bocourt, 1873) | SphaerodactylidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Caicos Croaking GeckoAristelliger hechti Schwartz & Crombie, 1975 | SphaerodactylidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Croaking Lizard (Jamaica)Aristelliger praesignis (Hallowell, 1856) | SphaerodactylidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Cuban Croaking GeckoAristelliger reyesi Diaz & Hedges, 2009 | SphaerodactylidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Documented distribution
Source distribution statements, not a complete range map. A listed locality is not necessarily a place of origin.
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://reptile-database.reptarium.cz/species?genus=Aristelliger&species=cochranae Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:67QXR. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.