Tarentola
Taxonavigation
| Taxonavigation: Gekkonoidea |
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Superregnum: Eukaryota |
Familia: Phyllodactylidae
Genus: Tarentola
Species (33):
T. albertschwartzi –
T. americana –
T. angustimentalis –
T. annularis –
T. boavistensis –
T. bocagei –
T. boehmei –
T. boettgeri –
T. caboverdiana –
T. chazaliae –
T. crombiei –
T. darwini –
T. delalandii –
T. deserti –
T. ephippiata –
T. fascicularis –
T. fogoensis –
T. gigas –
T. gomerensis –
T. hoggarensis –
T. maioensis –
T. mauritanica –
T. mindiae –
T. neglecta –
T. nicolauensis –
T. panousei –
T. parvicarinata –
T. pastoria –
T. protogigas –
T. raziana –
T. rudis –
T. senegambiae –
T. substituta
Name
- Type species: Lacerta mauritanica Linnaeus, 1758, by monotypy.
References
Primary references
- Gray, J.E. 1825. A synopsis of the genera of reptiles and Amphibia, with a description of some new species. Annals of Philosophy 10: 193–217. BHL Reference page.
Additional references
- Joger, U. & Bischoff, W. 1983. Zwei neue Taxa der Gattung Tarentola (Reptilia: Sauria: Gekkonidae) von den Kanarischen Inseln. Bonner zoologische Beiträge 34(4): 459-468. PDF; BHL Reference page.
- Joger, U. 1984. Taxonomische Revison der Gattung Tarentola (Reptilia: Gekkonidae). Bonner Zoologische Beiträge 35(1-3): 129–174. PDF
- Carranza, S., Arnold, E.N., Mateo, J.A., López-Jurado, L.F. 2000. Long-distance colonization and radiation in gekkonid lizards, Tarentola (Reptilia: Gekkonidae), revealed by mitochondrial DNA sequences. Proceedings of the Royal Society B. Biological Sciences 267(1444): 637–649. DOI: 10.1098/rspb.2000.1050
Reference page. - Carranza, S., Arnold, E.N., Mateo, J.A. & Geniez, P. 2002. Relationships and evolution of the north African geckos, Geckonia and Tarentola (Reptilia: Gekkonidae), based on mitochondrial and nuclear DNA sequences. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 23(2): 244–256. DOI: 10.1016/S1055-7903(02)00024-6 Reference page.
- Joger, U. & Bashaenia, I. 2010. A new Tarentola subspecies (Reptilia: Gekkonidae) endemic to Tunisia. Bonn Zoological Bulletin 57(2): 267–274. BHL Reference page.
Links
- Uetz, P., Freed, P., Aguilar, P., Reyes, R., Kudera, F. & Hošek, J. (eds.) 2025. Tarentola . The Reptile Database. Accessed on 22 May 2025.
Vernacular names
- Deutsch: Breitzehengeckos
- English: Wall Geckos
