Boettger's wall gecko

Boettger's wall gecko
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Lacertilia
Infraorder: Gekkota
Family: Gekkonidae
Subfamily: Gekkoninae
Genus: Tarentola
Species: T. boettgeri
Binomial name
Tarentola boettgeri
Steindachner, 1891

The Boettger's wall gecko or the Gran Canaria gecko (Tarentola boettgeri ) is a species of lizard in the Gekkonidae family.[1]

Etymology

The specific name, boettgeri, is in honor of German herpetologist Oskar Boettger.[2]

Geographic range

T. boettgeri is endemic to the islands of El Hierro and Gran Canaria in the Canary Islands. An introduced population exists in Galicia, Spain.[1]

Habitat

Its habitats are shrubby vegetation, rocky areas, rocky shores, and rural gardens.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Sá-Sousa P, Miras JAM, Pérez-Mellado V, Martínez-Solano I. 2009. Tarentola boettgeri. 2013.2 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 06 May 2014.
  2. Beolens B, Watkins M, Grayson M. 2011. The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Tarentola boettgeri, p. 29).

Further reading

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