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Giant Wall Gecko
Tarentola gigas
Tarentola gigas (English: Giant or Branco wood gecko) is a species of geckos in the family Phyllodactylidae. The species is endemic to the Cape Verde Islands, they are founded in the island of São Nicolau and out west in the nearby islets of Branco and Raso. The species was named in by José Vicente Barbosa du Bocage in 1875. There are two subspecies.
From the article Giant wall gecko on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), quoted section by section
Description
The giant wall gecko reaches a maximum snout-to-vent length of 15.5 cm (6.1 in). Its dorsal skin has a grey color. It is one of the largest geckos in the world.
Range & habitat
Tarentola gigas is endemic to Cape Verde, where it occurs on the island of São Nicolau and on the nearby islets of Branco and Raso. Before human settlement to Cape Verde, the giant wall gecko also occurred on São Vicente and Santa Luzia.
Wikipedia: “Geographic distribution”
What it does
Both subspecies of Tarentola gigas have a generalist diet, feeding on a variety of plants, vertebrates, and invertebrates (such as Coleoptera, Diptera, and more) available within their trophic environment.
Wikipedia: “Diet”
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 33586.