Boa Vista wall gecko

Tarentola boavistensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Reptilia
Order:Squamata
Family:Phyllodactylidae
Genus:Tarentola
Species: T. boavistensis
Binomial name
Tarentola boavistensis
Joger, 1993
Synonyms[1]
  • Tarentola rudis boavistensis (Joger, 1993)

Tarentola boavistensis (English name: Boa Vista wall gecko or Boa Vista Gecko, sometimes as Tarentola bonavistensis, the Latin name for Boa Vista is Bona Vista, not frequently used in Latin) is a species of geckos in the family Phyllodactylidae. The species is endemic to the Cape Verde Islands and are founded in the island of Boa Vista and also on Sal.[1]

Etymology

The specific name, boavistensis is named after the island where the species was discovered.[1]

Synonyms

  • Tarentola rudis boavistensis Vasconcelos, Perera, Geniez, Harris & Carranza, 2012.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Tarentola boavistensis at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 22 February 2017.
  2. Vasconcelos, Perera, Geniez, Harris & Carranza en 2012 : An integrative taxonomic revision of the Tarentola geckos (Squamata, Phyllodactylidae) of the Cape Verde Islands. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society, vol. 164, no 2, p. 328-360

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