Tarentola fogoensis

Tarentola fogoensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Reptilia
Order:Squamata
Family:Phyllodactylidae
Genus:Tarentola
Species: T. fogoensis
Binomial name
Tarentola fogoensis
Vasconcelos, Perera, Harris, Carranza
(2012)

Tarentola fogoensis (English name: Fogo wall gecko) is a species of geckos in the family Phyllodactylidae. The species is endemic to the Cape Verde Islands, where it is found on the island of Fogo.[1] The species was named by Hans Hermann Schleich in 1984.

Etymology

The specific name is named after the island where it occurs (Fogo + Latin suffix: -ensis = -ian, sometimes -an, of Fogo).[1]

References

Further reading

  • Vasconcelos, Perera, Geniez, Harris & Carranza, 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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