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Boa Vista wall gecko
Conservation status

Vulnerable  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Infraorder: Gekkota
Family: Phyllodactylidae
Genus: Tarentola
Species: T. boavistensis
Binomial name
Tarentola boavistensis
Joger, 1993
Synonyms
  • Tarentola rudis boavistensis (Joger, 1993)

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. The specific name boavistensis refers to the type locality.

Synonyms

  • Tarentola rudis boavistensis Vasconcelos, Perera, Geniez, Harris & Carranza, 2012.

References

  1. Vasconcelos, R. (2013). "Tarentola boavistensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2013: e.T13152063A13152070. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T13152063A13152070.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
  2. ^ Tarentola boavistensis at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 15 January 2019.
  3. 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

Taxon identifiers
Tarentola boavistensis
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