The Raso wall gecko (Tarentola raziana) is a species of geckos in the family Phyllodactylidae. The species is endemic to Cape Verde, where it occurs on the island of Santa Luzia and the islets of Branco and Raso.[2] The species was named by Hans Hermann Schleich in 1984. The specific name raziana refers to the islet Raso where it is found.[2]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Phyllodactylidae |
| Genus: | Tarentola |
| Species: | T. raziana
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| Binomial name | |
| Tarentola raziana Schleich (1984)
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Taxonomy edit
Previously a subspecies Tarentola caboverdiana raziana, it was elevated to species status in 2012.[3]
References edit
- ^ Vasconcelos, R. (2013). "Tarentola raziana". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2013: e.T13152199A13152206. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T13152199A13152206.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
- ^ a b c Tarentola raziana at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 17 March 2017.
- ^ Vasconcelos, Perera, Geniez, Harris & Carranza, An integrative taxonomic revision of the Tarentola geckos (Squamata, Phyllodactylidae) of the Cape Verde Islands. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society, 2012, vol. 164, no. 2, p. 328-360
Further reading edit
- 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)
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