Tarentola
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Species
GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassSquamata
- FamilyPhyllodactylidae
Observations recorded109,612
via GBIF
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 47
- Family
- Gekkonidae
- Collections
- MVZ, CAS, ZMUC, LACM, CUMV, FMNH
- Recorded in
- Somalia, Sudan, Spain, Ghana, Nigeria, Morocco, Senegal, Egypt
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Phyllodactylidae
- Image
- Gecko on the rocks-filtered.jpg
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- Tarentola
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- taxon name
- Tarentola
- topic's main category
- Category:Tarentola
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Encyclopedic overview
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- Classification of genus ''Tarentola''
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- Further reading
Tarentola is a genus of geckos, commonly known as wall geckos.
They are native to lands on both sides of the Atlantic Ocean; on the western side they can be found in the West Indies, while on the eastern side they can be found in mainland Africa, Macaronesia, and the Mediterranean region. However, some species such as T. mauritanica have been introduced worldwide.
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