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Hemidactylus turcicus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Dataset
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
Rank
SPECIES
Published in
Linnaeus, C. Systema naturæ per regna tria naturæ, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Tomus I. Editio decima, reformata.

Classification

kingdom
Animalia
phylum
Chordata
class
Squamata
family
Gekkonidae
genus
Hemidactylus
species
Hemidactylus turcicus

Name

Synonyms
Gecko meridionalis Risso, 1826
Gecko verrucosus Gray
Gecko verruculatus Cuvier, 1829
Gecus cyanodactylus Rafinesque-Schmaltz, 1810
Hemidactylus exsul Barbour & Cole, 1906
Hemidactylus karachiensis Murray, 1884
Hemidactylus turcicus spinalis Buchholz, 1954
Lacerta turcica Linnaeus, 1758
Homonyms
Hemidactylus turcicus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Common names
Akdeniz Sakanguru in Turkish
Apik in Kurdish
Dragó rosat in Catalan–Valencian
Emidattilo in Italian
Europese Tjitjak in Dutch
Europese tjiktjak in Dutch
Europäischer Halbfinger in German
Europäischer Halbfinger in German
Europäischer Halbfingergecko in German
Europäischer Halbfingergecko in German
Europäischer Halbfingergecko in German
Europæisk halvfingergekko in Danish
Gecko nocturne in French
Gecko verruqueux in French
Gecko verruqueux (Le), Hémidactyle verruqueux in French
Geco casero del Mediterráneo in Spanish
Geco del Mediterráneo in Spanish
Geco del Mediterráneo in Spanish
Geco verrucoso in Italian
Geco-casero del Mediterráneo in Spanish
Geco-casero del Mediterráneo in Spanish
Gekon turecki in Polish
Geniş Parmaklı Keler in Turkish
Hemidactylus turcicus in Finnish
Hémidactyle turc in French
Hémidactyle verruqueux in French
Hémidactyle verruqueux in French
Lagartixa-mediterrânea in Portuguese
Mediterrane Tjitjak in Dutch
Mediterranean Gecko in English
Mediterranean Gecko in English
Mediterranean Gekko in English
Mediterranean Gekko in English
Mediterranean House Gecko in English
Mediterranean House Gecko in English
Mediterranean House Gecko in English
Mediterranean gecko in English
Osga turca in Portuguese
Osga-turca in Portuguese
Salamanquesa Rosada in Spanish
Salamanquesa costera in Spanish
Sredozemski hišni gekon in Slovenian
Turkish Gecko in English
Turkish Gecko in English
Turkish Gecko in English
Turkish gecko in English
Tyrkisk Halvfingergekko in Norwegian Bokmål
Török gekkó in Hungarian
Türk Keleri in Turkish
geco verrucoso in Italian

Bibliographic References

  1. Banks, R. C., R. W. McDiarmid, A. L. Gardner, and W. C. Starnes, 2004: null. Checklist of Vertebrates of the United States, the U.S. Territories, and Canada, draft (2004).
  2. Banks, R. C., R. W. McDiarmid, and A. L. Gardner, 1987: Checklist of Vertebrates of the United States, the U.S. Territories, and Canada. Resource Publication, no. 166. 79.
  3. Chans JJ, Garrido S, Calderón J (2006) Informe sobre la biodiversidad de Doñana. Listado de Organismos. En: Máñez M. (IP) Diseño y puesta a punto del programa de seguimiento de procesos y recursos naturales en el Parque Nacional de Doñana. Memoria final. Estación Biológica de Doñana-Organismo Autónomo de Parques Nacionales.
  4. Collins, J. T., 1990: null. Standard Common and Current Scientific Names for North American Amphibians and Reptiles, Third Edition. ii + 41.
  5. Flores-Villela, Oscar / McCoy, C. J., ed., 1993: Herpetofauna Mexicana: Lista anotada de las especies de anfibios y reptiles de México, cambios taxonómicos recientes, y nuevas especies. Carnegie Museum of Natural History Special Publication, no. 17. iv + 73.
  6. Krysko, Kenneth L., and Keidra J. Daniels, 2005: A Key to the Geckos (Sauria: Gekkonidae) of Florida. Caribbean Journal of Science, vol. 41, no. 1. 28-36.
  7. Mateo JA, Blázquez C, López-Jurado LF (1995) Inventario de las áreas importantes para los anfibios y reptiles de España. Parque Nacional de Doñana y Parque Natural del Entorno de Doñana. ICOHA/AHE. 17 pp.
  8. Pleguezuelos JM, Márquez R, Lizana M (2002) Atlas y Libro Rojo de los Anfibios y Reptiles de España. Dirección General de Conservación de la Naturaleza-Asociación Herpetologica Española (2ª impresión), Madrid, 587 pp.
  9. Román J, Arias A M, Arroyo J L, Bastianelli G, Calzada J, Clavero M, Cobo M D, Díaz-Paniagua C, Ibáñez C, Juste J, Martínez A, Nogueras J, de los Reyes L, Revilla E, Rodríguez R, Rodríguez-Rodríguez E J, del Valle J L, Janss G F E, Tablado Z, D'Amico M, Navarro L M (2025). Checklist of the vertebrate fauna of the Doñana Biosphere Reserve (Spain) - 2025. Version 1.0. Estación Biológica de Doñana (CSIC). Checklist dataset. https://doi.org/10.15470/idnt5f
  10. Román J, Ruiz G, Delibes M (1999) Estatus, distribución y problemas de conservación de los mamíferos carnívoros y otros vertebrados terrestres en los sectores norte y oeste del Parque Natural de Doñana. Informe inédito. 180 pp
  11. Salvador A, Pleguezuelos JM (2013) Reptiles de España. Identificación, Historia Natural y Distribución. Canseco Editores SL. Granada. 462 pp
  12. Salvador A, Pleguezuelos JM, Reques R (2021) Guía de los anfibios y reptiles de España. Ed. AHE. Madrid. 341 pp
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