São Nicolau wall gecko explained

The São Nicolau wall gecko (Tarentola nicolauensis) is a species of geckos in the family Phyllodactylidae. The species is endemic to Cape Verde, where it occurs on the islands of São Vicente and São Nicolau. The species was named by Hans Hermann Schleich in 1984.

Taxonomy

Previously a subspecies Tarentola caboverdiana nicolauensis, it was elevated to species status 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.

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