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Darwin's wall gecko (Tarentola darwini species of lizard in the family Phyllodactylidae . The species is endemic to Cape Verde , where it occurs on the islands of São Nicolau , Sal , Santiago , and Fogo .[2]
Taxonomy and etymology [ edit ]
T. darwini was described and named by German herpetologist Ulrich Joger in 1984. The specific name darwini refers to English naturalist Charles Darwin , who visited the island of Santiago in 1832.[2] [3]
Habitat [ edit ]
The preferred natural habitat of T. darwini is arid, rocky areas at low altitudes.[1]
Description [ edit ]
Adults of T. darwini usually have a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of about 5.5 cm (2.2 in ). The maximum recorded SVL is 6.4 cm (2.5 in ).[2]
Reproduction [ edit ]
T. darwini is oviparous .[2]
References [ edit ]
^ Beolens, Bo ; Watkins, Michael ; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles . Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5 . (Tarentola darwini , p. 65).
Further reading [ edit ]
Joger U (1984). "Die Radiation der Gattung Tarentola in Makaronesien ". Courier Forschungsinstitut Senckenberg 71 Tarentola darwini , new species, p. 96 ). (in German)
Rösler H (1995). Geckos der Welt: Alle Gattungen . Leipzig: Urania Verlag. 256 pp. ISBN 978-3332005493 . (Tarentola darwini , p. 157). (in German).
Vasconcelos R , Perera A , Geniez P , Harris DJ , Carranza S (2012). "An integrative taxonomic revision of the Tarentola geckos (Squamata, Phyllodactylidae) of the Cape Verde Islands". Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 164 (2 ): 328–360. (Tarentola darwini , p. 346).
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