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 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.
- ↑ 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
- Steindachner F. 1891. "Ueber die Reptilien und Batrachier der westlichen und oestlichen Gruppe der Kanarischen Inseln ". Ann. naturh. Mus. [k.k. Hofmuseums?] Wien 6: 287-306.
- Rösler H. 2000. "Kommentierte Liste der rezent, subrezent und fossil bekannten Geckotaxa (Reptilia: Gekkonomorpha) ". Gekkota 2: 28-153.
- Nogales M, López M, Jiménez-Asensio J, Larruga JM, Hernandez M, Gonzalez P. 1998. "Evolution and biogeography of the genus Tarentola (Sauria: Gekkonidae) in the Canary Islands, inferred from mitochondrial DNA sequences". J. Evol. Biol. 11: 481-494.
- Krefft G. 1949. "Beobachtungen an kanarischen Inseleidechsen. 4. Tarentola delalandei boettgeri". Wochenschr. Aquar. Terr. 5 (43): 114-116.
- Joger U. 1984. "Die Radiation der Gattung Tarentola in Makaronesien ". Courier Forschungsinstitut Senckenberg 71: 91-111.
- Joger U, Bischoff W. 1983. "Zwei neue Taxa der Gattung Tarentola (Reptilia: Sauria: Gekkonidae) von den Kanarischen Inseln ". Bonner Zoologische Beiträge 34 (1-3): 459-468.
- Carranza S, Arnold EN, Mateo JA, López-Jurado LF. 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.
- Bonetti M. 2002. 100 Sauri. Milan: Mondadori. 192 pp. ISBN 88-43582-96-8.
- Bischoff W. 1985. "Die Herpetofauna der Kanarischen Inseln. II. Die Geckos der Gattung Tarentola". Herpetofauna 7 (35): 27-34.
- Aulio R, Gérard P, Daoues K, Hussard N. 2005. Atlas de la terrariophilie, Vol.3 : Les lézards. France: Animalia Éditions. 189 pp. ISBN 978-2915740080.
This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Wednesday, May 07, 2014. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.