São Vicente wall gecko
The São Vicente wall gecko (Tarentola substituta) is a species of geckos in the family Phyllodactylidae. The species is endemic to Cape Verde, where it occurs on the islands of São Vicente and Santo Antão, where it may have been introduced.[2]
| São Vicente wall gecko | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Phyllodactylidae |
| Genus: | Tarentola |
| Species: | T. substituta |
| Binomial name | |
| Tarentola substituta Joger (1984) | |
Taxonomy
Previously a subspecies Tarentola caboverdiana substituta, it was elevated to species status in 2012.[3]
References
- Vasconcelos, R. (2013). "Tarentola substituta". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2013: e.T13152212A13152219. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T13152212A13152219.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
- Tarentola substituta at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 15 January 2019.
- 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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