Giant wall gecko | |
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T. gigas brancoensis in Cape Verde | |
Scientific classification | |
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 | |
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]
The giant wall gecko reaches maximum 15.5 cm snout–vent length and its dorsal skin has a grey color. [2]
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]
Giant wall gecko | |
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T. gigas brancoensis in Cape Verde | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Family: | Phyllodactylidae |
Genus: | Tarentola |
Species: | T. gigas
|
Binomial name | |
Tarentola gigas (
Bocage, 1875)
| |
Subspecies | |
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]
The giant wall gecko reaches maximum 15.5 cm snout–vent length and its dorsal skin has a grey color. [2]
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]