Boa Vista wall gecko
The Boa Vista wall gecko (Tarentola boavistensis) is a species of geckos in the family Phyllodactylidae. The species is endemic to Cape Verde, where it occurs on the island of Boa Vista.[2] The specific name boavistensis refers to the type locality.[2]
| Boa Vista wall gecko | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Phyllodactylidae |
| Genus: | Tarentola |
| Species: | T. boavistensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Tarentola boavistensis Joger, 1993 | |
| Synonyms[2] | |
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Synonyms
- Tarentola rudis boavistensis Vasconcelos, Perera, Geniez, Harris & Carranza, 2012.[3]
References
- Vasconcelos, R. (2013). "Tarentola boavistensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2013: e.T13152063A13152070. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T13152063A13152070.en.
- Tarentola boavistensis at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 15 January 2019.
- Vasconcelos, Perera, Geniez, Harris & Carranza en 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
Further reading
- Joger, 1993 : On two collections of reptiles and amphibians from the Cape Verde Islands, with descriptions of three new taxa. Courier Forschungsinstitut Senckenberg, vol. 159, p. 437-444
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