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| image = Tarentola gigas brancoensis 10797347.jpg
| image =
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| image_caption = ''T. gigas brancoensis'' in [[Cape Verde]]
| status = EN
| status = EN
| status_system = IUCN3.1
| status_system = IUCN3.1
| status_ref = <ref name="IUCN">{{cite journal|url=https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/13152177/13152180|page=e.T13152177A13152180|title=''Tarentola gigas'' |author=Vasconcelos, R. |year=2013|journal=[[The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species]]|accessdate=15 January 2019|doi= 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T13152177A13152180.en}}</ref>
| status_ref = <ref name="iucn status 20 November 2021">{{cite iucn |author=Vasconcelos, R. |date=2013 |title=''Tarentola gigas'' |volume=2013 |page=e.T13152177A13152180 |doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T13152177A13152180.en |access-date=20 November 2021}}</ref>
| genus = Tarentola
| genus = Tarentola
| species = gigas
| species = gigas
| authority = ([[José Vicente Barbosa du Bocage|Bocage]], 1875)
| authority = ([[José Vicente Barbosa du Bocage|Bocage]], 1875)
| subdivision_ranks = Subspecies
| subdivision_ranks = Subspecies
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| subdivision = *''Tarentola gigas brancoensis'' {{small|[[Hans Hermann Schleich|Schleich]], 1984}}
| subdivision =
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*''Tarentola gigas brancoensis'' {{small|[[Hans Hermann Schleich|Schleich]], 1984}}
*''Tarentola gigas gigas'' {{small|[[José Vicente Barbosa du Bocage|Bocage]], 1875}}
*''Tarentola gigas gigas'' {{small|[[José Vicente Barbosa du Bocage|Bocage]], 1875}}
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'''''Tarentola gigas''''' (common name: '''Giant wall gecko''') is a [[species]] of [[gecko]]s in the [[Family (biology)|family]] [[Phyllodactylidae]]. The species is [[Endemism|endemic]] to [[Cape Verde]], where it occurs on the island of [[São Nicolau, Cape Verde|São Nicolau]] and on the nearby islets of [[Ilhéu Branco|Branco]] and [[Ilhéu Raso|Raso]].<ref name="RDB">{{NRDB species|genus=Tarentola |species=gigas|accessdate=1 April 2017}}</ref> The species was named by [[José Vicente Barbosa du Bocage]] in 1875.
The '''giant wall gecko''' ('''''Tarentola gigas''''') is a [[species]] of [[gecko]] in the [[Family (biology)|family]] [[Phyllodactylidae]]. The species is [[Endemism|endemic]] to [[Cape Verde]], where it occurs on the island of [[São Nicolau, Cape Verde|São Nicolau]] and on the nearby islets of [[Ilhéu Branco|Branco]] and [[Ilhéu Raso|Raso]].<ref name="RDB">{{NRDB species|genus=Tarentola |species=gigas|accessdate=1 April 2017}}</ref> The species was named by [[José Vicente Barbosa du Bocage]] in 1875.


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There are two subspecies:<ref name="RDB"/>
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==Description==
==Description==
The giant wall gecko reaches maximum 15.5 cm snout–vent length and its dorsal skin has a grey color.<ref name="RDB"/>
The giant wall gecko reaches maximum 15.5&nbsp;cm snout–vent length and its dorsal skin has a grey color.<ref name="RDB"/>

==Diet Consumption==
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. <ref>Pinho CJ, Santos B, Mata VA, Seguro M, Romeiras MM, Lopes RJ, Vasconcelos R. What Is the Giant Wall Gecko Having for Dinner? Conservation Genetics for Guiding Reserve Management in Cabo Verde. Genes. 2018; 9(12):599. https://doi.org/10.3390/genes9120599
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==References==
==References==
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* Bocage 1875 : ''[https://archive.org/details/jornaldesciencia576acad 2. Sur deux reptiles nouveaux de l’Archipel du Cap-Vert]'' [''On Two New Reptiles of the Cape Verde Archipelago'']. Jornal de Sciencias Mathematicas, Physicas e Naturaes (Journal of Science, Mathematics, Physrics and Nature), Lisbon, vol. 5, p.&nbsp;108-112
* Bocage 1875 : ''[https://archive.org/details/jornaldesciencia576acad 2. Sur deux reptiles nouveaux de l’Archipel du Cap-Vert]'' [''On Two New Reptiles of the Cape Verde Archipelago'']. Jornal de Sciencias Mathematicas, Physicas e Naturaes (Journal of Science, Mathematics, Physrics and Nature), Lisbon, vol. 5, p.&nbsp;108-112
*Carranza, S., Arnold, E. Nicholas; Mateo, J. A. and L. F. López-Jurado 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
*Carranza, S., Arnold, E. Nicholas; Mateo, J. A. and L. F. López-Jurado 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
*Schleich, 1984 : ''Die Geckos der Gattung Tarentola der Kapverden (Reptilia: Sauria: Gekkonidae)'' [''Geckos of the Tarentola Species in Cape Verde'']. Courier Forschungsinstitut Senckenberg, vol. 68, p.&nbsp;95-106. {{de icon}}
*Schleich, 1984 : ''Die Geckos der Gattung Tarentola der Kapverden (Reptilia: Sauria: Gekkonidae)'' [''Geckos of the Tarentola Species in Cape Verde'']. Courier Forschungsinstitut Senckenberg, vol. 68, p.&nbsp;95-106. {{in lang|de}}
*Schleich, H.H. 1987 ''Herpetofauna caboverdiana.'' Spixiana Suppl. (no. 12) p.&nbsp;75
*Schleich, H.H. 1987 ''Herpetofauna caboverdiana.'' Spixiana Suppl. (no. 12) p.&nbsp;75
*Schleich H H 1988 ''Ascalabotes gigas BOCAGE 1875 (currently Tarentola gigas); proposed conservation of the specific name, by suppression of the senior synonym Tarentola borneensis Gray 1845. Bull. Zool. Nomencl. 45
*Schleich H H 1988 ''Ascalabotes gigas BOCAGE 1875 (currently Tarentola gigas); proposed conservation of the specific name, by suppression of the senior synonym Tarentola borneensis Gray 1845. Bull. Zool. Nomencl. 45
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*Joger, U. 1984 Die Radiation der Gattung Tarentola in Makaronesien. Courier Forschungsinstitut Senckenberg 71: 91-111
*Joger, U. 1984 Die Radiation der Gattung Tarentola in Makaronesien. Courier Forschungsinstitut Senckenberg 71: 91-111
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[[Category:Tarentola|gigas]]
[[Category:Tarentola|gigas]]

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Giant wall gecko
T. gigas brancoensis in Cape Verde
Scientific classification Edit this 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
  • Tarentola gigas brancoensis Schleich, 1984
  • Tarentola gigas gigas Bocage, 1875

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]

  • Tarentola gigas brancoensis Schleich, 1984
  • Tarentola gigas gigas Bocage, 1875

Description[edit]

The giant wall gecko reaches maximum 15.5 cm snout–vent length and its dorsal skin has a grey color.[2]

Diet Consumption[edit]

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]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Vasconcelos, R. (2013). "Tarentola gigas". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2013: e.T13152177A13152180. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T13152177A13152180.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  2. ^ a b c Tarentola gigas at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 1 April 2017.
  3. ^ Pinho CJ, Santos B, Mata VA, Seguro M, Romeiras MM, Lopes RJ, Vasconcelos R. What Is the Giant Wall Gecko Having for Dinner? Conservation Genetics for Guiding Reserve Management in Cabo Verde. Genes. 2018; 9(12):599. https://doi.org/10.3390/genes9120599

Further reading[edit]

Wikispecies has information related to Giant wall gecko.
  • Bocage 1875 : 2. Sur deux reptiles nouveaux de l’Archipel du Cap-Vert [On Two New Reptiles of the Cape Verde Archipelago]. Jornal de Sciencias Mathematicas, Physicas e Naturaes (Journal of Science, Mathematics, Physrics and Nature), Lisbon, vol. 5, p. 108-112
  • Carranza, S., Arnold, E. Nicholas; Mateo, J. A. and L. F. López-Jurado 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
  • Schleich, 1984 : Die Geckos der Gattung Tarentola der Kapverden (Reptilia: Sauria: Gekkonidae) [Geckos of the Tarentola Species in Cape Verde]. Courier Forschungsinstitut Senckenberg, vol. 68, p. 95-106. (in German)
  • Schleich, H.H. 1987 Herpetofauna caboverdiana. Spixiana Suppl. (no. 12) p. 75
  • Schleich H H 1988 Ascalabotes gigas BOCAGE 1875 (currently Tarentola gigas); proposed conservation of the specific name, by suppression of the senior synonym Tarentola borneensis Gray 1845. Bull. Zool. Nomencl. 45
  • Jesus, J.; Brehm, A. & Harris, D.J. 2002 Relationships of Tarentola (Reptilia: Gekkonidae) from the Cape Verde Islands estimated from DNA sequence data. Amphibia-Reptilia 23 (1): 47-54
  • Joger U 1993 On two collections of reptiles and amphibians from the Cape Verde Islands, with descriptions of three new taxa. Courier Forschungsinstitut Senckenberg 159: 437-444
  • Joger, U. 1984 Die Radiation der Gattung Tarentola in Makaronesien. Courier Forschungsinstitut Senckenberg 71: 91-111


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