Helmeted gecko
| Helmeted gecko | |
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| Helmeted gecko Tarentola chazaliae | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Phyllodactylidae |
| Genus: | Tarentola |
| Species: | T. chazaliae |
| Binomial name | |
| Tarentola chazaliae (Mocquard, 1895) | |
The helmeted gecko or helmethead gecko (Tarentola chazaliae) is a member of the gecko family native to the west coast of Africa.[1][2]
The size of the adult helmeted gecko is about 4 inches (10 cm). The environment they live in is sandy and rocky desert with sparse vegetation. The gecko is mainly nocturnal. Helmeted geckos require a humid environment.
Helmeted gecko colors can be anywhere from light grey to dark brown. The underside of the gecko is light-colored.
Helmeted geckos are the first vertebrates to be found to see color in very low levels of light and has the most acute nocturnal color vision.
References
- 1 2 Wilms, T., Wagner, P., Geniez, P., Mateo, J.A., Joger, U., Pleguezuelos, J., Slimani, T. & El Mouden, E.H. 2013. Tarentola chazaliae. In: IUCN 2013. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.1. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 13 July 2013.
- ↑ Tarentola chazaliae at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 8 February 2015.
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