Boa Vista wall gecko

The Boa Vista wall gecko (Tarentola boavistensis) is a species of geckos in the family Phyllodactylidae. The species is endemic to Cape Verde, where it occurs on the island of Boa Vista.[2] The specific name boavistensis refers to the type locality.[2]

Boa Vista wall gecko
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Phyllodactylidae
Genus: Tarentola
Species:
T. boavistensis
Binomial name
Tarentola boavistensis
Joger, 1993
Synonyms[2]
  • Tarentola rudis boavistensis (Joger, 1993)

Synonyms

  • Tarentola rudis boavistensis Vasconcelos, Perera, Geniez, Harris & Carranza, 2012.[3]

References

  1. Vasconcelos, R. (2013). "Tarentola boavistensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2013: e.T13152063A13152070. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T13152063A13152070.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
  2. Tarentola boavistensis at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 15 January 2019.
  3. Vasconcelos, Perera, Geniez, Harris & Carranza en 2012 : An integrative taxonomic revision of the Tarentola geckos (Squamata, Phyllodactylidae) of the Cape Verde Islands. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society, vol. 164, no 2, p. 328-360

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