Biology:Darwin's wall gecko
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Short description: Species of lizard
| Tarentola darwini | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Phyllodactylidae |
| Genus: | Tarentola |
| Species: | T. darwini
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| Binomial name | |
| Tarentola darwini Joger, 1984
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Darwin's wall gecko (Tarentola darwini) is a 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.[1]
Taxonomy and etymology
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.[1][2]
Habitat
The preferred natural habitat of T. darwini is arid, rocky areas at low altitudes.[3]
Description
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).[1]
Reproduction
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Tarentola darwini at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 15 January 2019.
- ↑ 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).
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Further reading
- Joger U (1984). "Die Radiation der Gattung Tarentola in Makaronesien ". Courier Forschungsinstitut Senckenberg 71: 91–111. (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).
Wikidata ☰ Q3515666 entry
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