São Nicolau wall gecko
| Tarentola nicolauensis | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Phyllodactylidae |
| Genus: | Tarentola |
| Species: | T. substituta |
| Binomial name | |
| Tarentola substituta Schleich (1984) | |
Tarentola nicolauensis (English name: São Nicolau wall gecko) is a species of geckos in the family Phyllodactylidae. The species is endemic to the Cape Verde Islands.[1] The species was named in by Hans Hermann Schleich in 1984.
The species are found in the islands of São Vicente and São Nicolau, it may once be found in the island of Santa Luzia.[1]
Taxonomy
The subspecies were elevated from Tarentola caboverdiana nicolauensis by Vasconcelos, Perera, Geniez, Harris & Carranza en 2012.[2]
References
- 1 2 Tarentola nicolauensis at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 23 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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