Biology:Tarentola fogoensis
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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. fogoensis
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| Binomial name | |
| Tarentola fogoensis Vasconcelos, Perera, Harris, Carranza
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Tarentola fogoensis (English name: Fogo wall gecko) is a species of geckos in the family Phyllodactylidae. The species is endemic to the Cape Verde Islands, where it is found on the island of Fogo.[1] The species was named by Hans Hermann Schleich in 1984.
Etymology
The specific name is named after the island where it occurs (Fogo + Latin suffix: -ensis = -ian, sometimes -an, of Fogo).[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Tarentola fogoensis at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 29 March 2017.
Further reading
- Vasconcelos, Perera, Geniez, Harris & Carranza, 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.
Wikidata ☰ Q11838807 entry
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