Cape Verde wall gecko explained

Cape Verde wall gecko, also Santo Antão wall gecko, (Tarentola caboverdiana) is a species of geckos in the family Phyllodactylidae. The species is endemic to Cape Verde, where it occurs in the island of Santo Antão. The species was named by Hans Hermann Schleich in 1984. The specific name caboverdiana refers to Cape Verde, the type locality. This species activity pattern is strictly nocturnal in their habitat.

Taxonomy

The former subspecies Tarentola caboverdiana substituta, Tarentola caboverdiana nicolauensis and Tarentola caboverdiana raziana have been elevated to separate species status by Vasconcelos, Perera, Geniez, Harris & Carranza in 2012.^[1]

Further reading

• Schleich, 1984 : Die Geckos der Gattung Tarentola der Kapverden (Reptilia: Sauria: Gekkonidae) [''Geckos of the Tarentola Species in Cape Verde'']. Courier Forschungsinstitut Senckenberg, vol. 68, p. 95-106.
• 10.1016/j.jaridenv.2012.01.013 . High temperatures constrain microhabitat selection and activity patterns of the insular Cape Verde wall gecko . 2012 . Vasconcelos . R. . Santos . X. . Carretero . M.A. . Journal of Arid Environments . 81 . 18–25 . 2012JArEn..81...18V .

Notes and References

1. Vasconcelos, Perera, Geniez, Harris & Carranza, An integrative taxonomic revision of the Tarentola geckos (Squamata, Phyllodactylidae) of the Cape Verde Islands. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society, 2012, vol. 164, no. 2, p. 328-360