| Giant wall gecko | |
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| T. gigas brancoensis in Cape Verde | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Phyllodactylidae |
| Genus: | Tarentola |
| Species: | T. gigas
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| Binomial name | |
| Tarentola gigas (Bocage, 1875)
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| Subspecies | |
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The giant wall gecko (Tarentola gigas) is a species of gecko in the family Phyllodactylidae. The species is endemic to Cape Verde, where it occurs on the island of São Nicolau and on the nearby islets of Branco and Raso.[2] The species was named by José Vicente Barbosa du Bocage in 1875.
There are two subspecies:[2]
- Tarentola gigas brancoensis Schleich, 1984
- Tarentola gigas gigas Bocage, 1875
Description
The giant wall gecko reaches maximum 15.5 cm snout–vent length and its dorsal skin has a grey color.[2]
Diet Consumption
Both subspecies of the Cape Verdean T. gigas have a generalist diet, feeding on a variety of plants, vertebrates, and invertebrates (such as Coleoptera, Diptera, and more) available within their trophic environment. [3]
References
- ^ Vasconcelos, R. (2013). "Tarentola gigas". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2013: e.T13152177A13152180. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T13152177A13152180.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
- ^ a b c Tarentola gigas at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 1 April 2017.
- ^ Pinho CJ, Santos B, Mata VA, Seguro M, Romeiras MM, Lopes RJ, Vasconcelos R. What Is the Giant Wall Gecko Having for Dinner? Conservation Genetics for Guiding Reserve Management in Cabo Verde. Genes. 2018; 9(12):599. https://doi.org/10.3390/genes9120599
Further reading
- Bocage 1875 : 2. Sur deux reptiles nouveaux de l’Archipel du Cap-Vert [On Two New Reptiles of the Cape Verde Archipelago]. Jornal de Sciencias Mathematicas, Physicas e Naturaes (Journal of Science, Mathematics, Physrics and Nature), Lisbon, vol. 5, p. 108-112
- Carranza, S., Arnold, E. Nicholas; Mateo, J. A. and L. F. López-Jurado 2000 Long-distance colonization and radiation in gekkonid lizards, Tarentola (Reptilia: Gekkonidae), revealed by mitochondrial DNA sequences. Proc. R. Soc. London B 267: 637-649
- 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)
- Schleich, H.H. 1987 Herpetofauna caboverdiana. Spixiana Suppl. (no. 12) p. 75
- Schleich H H 1988 Ascalabotes gigas BOCAGE 1875 (currently Tarentola gigas); proposed conservation of the specific name, by suppression of the senior synonym Tarentola borneensis Gray 1845. Bull. Zool. Nomencl. 45
- Jesus, J.; Brehm, A. & Harris, D.J. 2002 Relationships of Tarentola (Reptilia: Gekkonidae) from the Cape Verde Islands estimated from DNA sequence data. Amphibia-Reptilia 23 (1): 47-54
- Joger U 1993 On two collections of reptiles and amphibians from the Cape Verde Islands, with descriptions of three new taxa. Courier Forschungsinstitut Senckenberg 159: 437-444
- Joger, U. 1984 Die Radiation der Gattung Tarentola in Makaronesien. Courier Forschungsinstitut Senckenberg 71: 91-111
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