São Vicente wall gecko
| Tarentola substituta | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Phyllodactylidae |
| Genus: | Tarentola |
| Species: | T. substituta |
| Binomial name | |
| Tarentola substituta Joger (1984) | |
Tarentola substituta (English name: São Vicente wall gecko) is a species of geckos in the family Phyllodactylidae. The species is endemic to the Cape Verde Islands.[1]
The species are found in the island of São Vicente, it may have introduced to the neighboring island of Santo Antão.[1]
Taxonomy
The subspecies were elevated from Tarentola caboverdiana substituta by Vasconcelos, Perera, Geniez, Harris & Carranza en 2012.[2]
References
- 1 2 Tarentola substituta at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 22 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
- Joger, 1984 : Die Radiation der Gattung Tarentola in Makaronesien. Courier Forschungsinstitut Senckenberg, vol. 71, p. 91-111. (in German)
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