Raso wall gecko

Raso wall gecko
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Phyllodactylidae
Genus: Tarentola
Species:
T. raziana
Binomial name
Tarentola raziana
Schleich (1984)

The Raso wall gecko (Tarentola raziana) is a species of geckos in the family Phyllodactylidae. The species is endemic to Cape Verde, where it occurs on the island of Santa Luzia and the islets of Branco and Raso.[2] The species was named by Hans Hermann Schleich in 1984. The specific name raziana refers to the islet Raso where it is found.[2]

Taxonomy

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Previously a subspecies Tarentola caboverdiana raziana, it was elevated to species status in 2012.[3]

References

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  1. ^ Vasconcelos, R. (2013). "Tarentola raziana". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2013: e.T13152199A13152206. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T13152199A13152206.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  2. ^ a b c Tarentola raziana at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 17 March 2017.
  3. ^ 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

Further reading

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  • 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. (in German)