Wall Geckos
Tarentola
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.
32 branches of this genus, most-observed first · about 33 known species
Moorish Gecko
speciesTarentola mauritanica
Tenerife Wall Gecko
speciesTarentola delalandii
East Canary Wall Gecko
speciesTarentola angustimentalis
Boettger's Wall Gecko
speciesTarentola boettgeri
Ringed Wall Gecko
speciesTarentola annularis
Helmethead Gecko
speciesTarentola chazaliae
Tarentola fascicularis-deserti
complexTarentola fascicularis-deserti
Gomero Wall Gecko
speciesTarentola gomerensis
Morocco Wall Gecko
speciesTarentola boehmei
Senegambian Wall Gecko
speciesTarentola senegambiae
American Wall Gecko
speciesTarentola americana
Sierra Leone Wall Gecko
speciesTarentola parvicarinata
Raso Wall Gecko
speciesTarentola raziana
Algerian Wall Gecko
speciesTarentola neglecta
Hoggar Wall Gecko
speciesTarentola hoggarensis
African Wall Gecko
speciesTarentola ephippiata
Boavista Wall Gecko
speciesTarentola boavistensis
Dra Wall Gecko
speciesTarentola panousei
Darwin's Wall Gecko
speciesTarentola darwini
Fogo Greater Wall Gecko
speciesTarentola protogigas
São Vicente Wall Gecko
speciesTarentola substituta
Crombie's Wall Gecko
speciesTarentola crombiei
Giant Wall Gecko
speciesTarentola gigas
Maio Wall Gecko
speciesTarentola maioensis
Santiago Greater Wall Gecko
speciesTarentola rudis
Cape Verde Wall Gecko
speciesTarentola caboverdiana
Fogo Wall Gecko
speciesTarentola fogoensis
São Nicolau Wall Gecko
speciesTarentola nicolauensis
Guinean Wall Gecko
speciesTarentola pastoria
Qattara Gecko
speciesTarentola mindiae
Bocage's Wall Gecko
speciesTarentola bocagei
Jamaican Giant Gecko
speciesTarentola albertschwartzi
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 33585.