Cape Verde wall gecko

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Tarentola caboverdiana

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Phyllodactylidae
Genus: Tarentola
Species:
T. caboverdiana
Binomial name
Tarentola caboverdiana
Schleich, 1984

Cape Verde wall gecko, also Santo Antão wall gecko, (Tarentola caboverdiana) is a species of geckos in the family Phyllodactylidae. The species is endemic to Cape Verde, where it occurs in the island of Santo Antão.[2] The species was named by Hans Hermann Schleich in 1984. The specific name caboverdiana refers to Cape Verde, the type locality.[2] This species activity pattern is strictly nocturnal in their habitat.

Taxonomy

The former subspecies

Tarentola caboverdiana raziana have been elevated to separate species status by Vasconcelos, Perera, Geniez, Harris & Carranza in 2012.[3][2]

References

Further reading

  • Schleich, 1984 : Die Geckos der Gattung Tarentola der Kapverden (Reptilia: Sauria: Gekkonidae) [Geckos of the Tarentola Species in Cape Verde]. Courier Forschungsinstitut Senckenberg, vol. 68, p. 95-106. (in German)
  • Vasconcelos, R.; Santos, X.; Carretero, M.A. (2012). "High temperatures constrain microhabitat selection and activity patterns of the insular Cape Verde wall gecko". Journal of Arid Environments. 81: 18–25. .