Maio wall gecko
| Tarentola maioensis | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Phyllodactylidae |
| Genus: | Tarentola |
| Species: | T. maioensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Tarentola maioensis Schleich (1984) | |
Tarentola maioensis (English name: Maio wall gecko) is a species of geckos in the family Phyllodactylidae. The species is endemic to the Cape Verde Islands, they are founded in the island of Maio[1] The species was named in by Hans Hermann Schleich in 1984.
Etymology
The specific name is named after the island of Maio where it is founded.[1]
Taxonomy
The subspecies were elevated from Tarentola rudis maioensis by Vasconcelos, Perera, Geniez, Harris & Carranza en 2012.[2]
References
- 1 2 Tarentola raziana at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 17 March 2017.
- ↑ Vasconcelos, Perera, Geniez, Harris & Carranza, An integrative taxonomic revision of the Tarentola geckos (Squamata, Phyllodactylidae) of the Cape Verde Islands. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society, 2012, vol. 164, no. 2, p. 328-360
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)
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