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    Species Accepted

    Tarentola mauritanica (Linnaeus, 1758)

    Common Wall Gecko
    EukaryotaAnimalia...Tarentola
    IUCNLeast Concern

    Classification and descendants

    Source: Catalogue of Life

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      Synonyms and combinations

      Source: Catalogue of Life

      Recorded as introduced in 9 countries or islands

      9 results
      Introduced inAccording toInvasiveOccurrences in GBIF
      ArgentinaNo
      BelgiumNo
      BelgiumNoUnknown
      BelgiumNoUnknown
      BelgiumNoUnknown
      MexicoYes
      PortugalNo
      PortugalNo
      United States of AmericaNo
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      Vernacular names

      Source: Catalogue of Life

      46 results
      Abosomakoterɛ Akan
      Common Wall Gecko English
      Crocodile Gecko English
      Dragoitxo Basque
      Dragoitxo arrunta Basque
      Dragó Catalan–Valencian
      Dragó comú Catalan–Valencian
      European Common Gecko English
      Fali Gekkó Hungarian
      Gekon murowy Polish

      Bibliography

      Source: Catalogue of Life

      167 results
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      Vroonen, J., B. Vervust, D. Fulgione, V. Maselli, and R. Van Damme. (2012). Physiological colour change in the Moorish gecko, Tarentola mauritanica (Squamata: Gekkonidae): effects of background, light, and temperature. Biological Journal of the Linnean Society 107: 182–191.
      Achaval, F., & Gudynas, E. (1983). Hallazgo de Tarentola mauritanica (L., 1758) (Lacertilia, Gekkonidae), en el Uruguay. Bol. Soc. Zool. Uruguay 1: 7-11.
      Boettger, O. (1885). Liste der von Hrn. Dr. med. W. Kobelt in Algerien und Tunisien gesammelten Kriechtiere. In W. Kobelt (editor), Reiseerinnerungen aus Algerien und Tunis. Berichte Der Senckenbergischen Naturforschungs Gesellschaft 1885: 452–475.
      Carreira, S.; Brazeiro, A.; Camargo, A.; da Rosa, I.; Canavero, A. & Maneyro, M. (2012). DIVERSITY OF REPTILES OF URUGUAY: KNOWLEDGE AND INFORMATION GAPS. Bol. Soc. Zool. Uruguay (2a Época) 21 (1-2): 9-29.
      Belluardo, F., Pellitteri‐Rosa, D., Cocca, W., Liuzzi, C., Rato, C., Crottini, A., & Bellati, A. (2023). Multilocus phylogeography of Italian Moorish geckos adds insights into the evolutionary history of European populations. Zoologica Scripta.
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      Barts, M. (2007). Unusual day shelter of Spanish Moorish Gecko. Sauria 29 (4): 30.
      ARNOLD, U. (2013). Vereinfachte Geschlechtsbestimmung bei Tarentola delalandii (DUMÉRIL & BIBRON, 1836) und Tarentola mauritanica (LINNAEUS, 1758). Sauria 35 (2): 61-62.

      Citation

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