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Bocage's wall gecko

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Species of lizard

Bocage's wall gecko
Conservation status

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Phyllodactylidae
Genus: Tarentola
Species: T. bocagei
Binomial name
Tarentola bocagei
Vasconcelos, Perera, Geniez, Harris, Carranza, 2012

Bocage's wall gecko (Tarentola bocagei) is a species of geckos in the family Phyllodactylidae. The species is endemic to Cape Verde, where it occurs in the island of São Nicolau. The species was first described and named in 2012. The type locality is Carriçal, in the eastern part of São Nicolau. The species is listed as least-concern species by the IUCN.

Etymology

The specific name bocagei refers to naturalist José Vicente Barbosa du Bocage.

References

  1. ^ Vasconcelos, R. (2013). "Tarentola bocagei". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2013: e.T13152111A13152114. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T13152111A13152114.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  2. ^ Tarentola bocagei at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 17 March 2017.
  3. Vasconcelos, Perera, Geniez, Harris & Carranza, 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.
Taxon identifiers
Tarentola bocagei


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