Boettger's wall gecko

Boettger's wall gecko
Conservation status
	; Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Family:	Phyllodactylidae
Genus:	Tarentola
Species:	T. boettgeri
Binomial name
	Tarentola boettgeri; Steindachner, 1891

Last updated December 23, 2022

Boettger's wall gecko (Tarentola boettgeri), also commonly known as the Gran Canaria gecko, is a species of lizard in the family Phyllodactylidae. The species is native to the Canary Islands and the Savage Islands. There are three recognized subspecies.

Etymology

The specific name, boettgeri, is in honor of German herpetologist Oskar Boettger. The subspecific name, bischoffi, is in honor of German herpetologist Wolfgang Bischoff.^[2]

Geographic range

T. boettgeri is native to the islands of Gran Canaria (T. b. boettgeri) and El Hierro (T. b. hierrensis) in the Canary Islands. An introduced population exists in Galicia, Spain. The subspecies T. b. bischoffi is indigenous to the Savage Islands.^[1]

Habitat

The preferred habitats of T. boettgeri are shrubby vegetation, rocky areas, rocky shores, and rural gardens.^[1]

Reproduction

T. boettgeri is oviparous.^[3]

Subspecies

The following three subspecies are recognized as being valid, including the nominotypical subspecies.^[3]

Tarentola boettgeri bischoffi Joger, 1984
Tarentola boettgeri boettgeri Steindachner, 1891
Tarentola boettgeri hierrensis Joger & Bischoff, 1983

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References

1 2 3 Paulo Sá-Sousa, Jose Antonio Mateo Miras, Valentin Pérez-Mellado, Iñigo Martínez-Solano (2009). "Tarentola boettgeri". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2009: e.T61574A12494311. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2009.RLTS.T61574A12494311.en . Retrieved 15 November 2021.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
↑ Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Tarentola boettgeri, p. 29; T. bischoffi, p. 26).
1 2 Species Tarentola boettgeri at The Reptile Database www.reptile-database.org.

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[iucn_status_15_November_2021-1] 1 2 3 Paulo Sá-Sousa, Jose Antonio Mateo Miras, Valentin Pérez-Mellado, Iñigo Martínez-Solano (2009). "Tarentola boettgeri". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2009: e.T61574A12494311. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2009.RLTS.T61574A12494311.en . Retrieved 15 November 2021.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)

[2] Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Tarentola boettgeri, p. 29; T. bischoffi, p. 26).

[RDB-3] 1 2 Species Tarentola boettgeri at The Reptile Database www.reptile-database.org.

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