Name
Tarentola mauritanica
common wall gecko
Framing
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Lacertilia
Family: Phyllodactylidae
Genus: Tarentola
Species: mauritanica
Habitat
It inhabits rocky and stony ground as well as walls and other human buildings in the countryside, towns and cities.
Feeding
Carnivorous. Insectivorous predator
Distribution
Western Mediterranean in origin, but introduced elsewhere.
Conservation status
Least Concern (LC), with stable population trend
Additional information
Robust appearance. Broad head well differentiated from the body. Fingers markedly dilated at the ends. Body dorsally with 10-14 longitudinal rows of prominent tubercles.
Additional information
Bibliography
- Pleguezuelos J. M., R. Márquez y M. Lizana, (eds.) 2002. Atlas y Libro Rojo de los Anfibios y Reptiles de España. Dirección General de Conservación de la Naturaleza-Asociación Herpetológica Española (2ª impresión), Madrid, 587 pp. - Salvador, A. (2016). Salamanquesa común - Tarentola mauritanica. En: Enciclopedia Virtual de los Vertebrados Españoles. Salvador, A., Marco, A. (Eds.). Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales, Madrid. - Salvador A., Pleguezuelos J. M., Reques R. 2021. Guía de los Anfibios y Reptiles de España. Asociación Herpetológica Española. 345 pp. ISBN: 9788492199976