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Cape Verde wall gecko

Tarentola caboverdiana
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Family:	Phyllodactylidae
Genus:	Tarentola
Species:	T. caboverdiana
Binomial name
Tarentola caboverdiana Schleich, 1984

Cape Verde wall gecko, also Santo Antão wall gecko, (Tarentola caboverdiana) is a speciesofgeckos in the family Phyllodactylidae. The species is endemictoCape Verde, where it occurs in the island of Santo Antão.^[2] The species was named by Hans Hermann Schleich in 1984. The specific name caboverdiana refers to Cape Verde, the type locality.^[2] This species activity pattern is strictly nocturnal in their habitat.

Taxonomy[edit]

The former subspecies Tarentola caboverdiana substituta, Tarentola caboverdiana nicolauensis and Tarentola caboverdiana raziana have been elevated to separate species status by Vasconcelos, Perera, Geniez, Harris & Carranza in 2012.^[3][2]

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Further reading[edit]

• 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)
• Vasconcelos, R.; Santos, X.; Carretero, M.A. (2012). "High temperatures constrain microhabitat selection and activity patterns of the insular Cape Verde wall gecko". Journal of Arid Environments. 81: 18–25. Bibcode:2012JArEn..81...18V. doi:10.1016/j.jaridenv.2012.01.013.

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