Raso wall gecko
| Tarentola raziana | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Phyllodactylidae |
| Genus: | Tarentola |
| Species: | T. raziana |
| Binomial name | |
| Tarentola raziana Schleich (1984) | |
Tarentola raziana (English name: Razean or Raso 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 Santa Luzia and the islets of Branco and Raso[1] The species was named in by Hans Hermann Schleich in 1984.
Etymology
The specific name is named after the islet Raso where it is founded.[1]
Taxonomy
The subspecies were elevated from Tarentola caboverdiana raziana 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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