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São Nicolau wall gecko

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São Nicolau wall gecko
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Phyllodactylidae
Genus: Tarentola
Species:
T. substituta
Binomial name
Tarentola substituta
Schleich (1984)

The São Nicolau wall gecko (Tarentola nicolauensis) 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 São Nicolau.[2] The species was named by Hans Hermann Schleich in 1984.[2]

Taxonomy

Previously a subspecies Tarentola caboverdiana nicolauensis, it was elevated to species status in 2012.[3]

References

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ a b c Tarentola nicolauensis at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 23 March 2017.
  3. ^ 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

  • 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)