Tenerife gecko

Tenerife gecko
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Sauria
Infraorder: Gekkota
Family: Phyllodactylidae
Genus: Tarentola
Species: T. delalandii
Binomial name
Tarentola delalandii
(A.M.C. Duméril & Bibron, 1836)

The Tenerife gecko or Tenerife wall gecko (Tarentola delalandii) is a species of lizard in the Gekkonidae family.

Etymology

The specific name, delalandii, is in honor of French naturalist Pierre Antoine Delalande.[1]

Geographic range

T. delalandii is endemic to Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain.

Habitat

The natural habitats of T. delalandii are temperate forests, temperate shrubland, Mediterranean-type shrubby vegetation, rocky areas, rocky shores, pastureland, rural gardens, and urban areas.

Conservation status

T. delalandii is threatened by habitat loss.

References

  1. 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 delalandii, p. 68).

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