Delalande’s gecko

A nocturnal gecko of island habitats.

Delalande’s gecko
Photorealistic generated fauna reference image.Canarias HistoriaImagen generada por IA; revisar antes de uso científico.

Identification

Scientific name
Tarentola delalandii
Family
Phyllodactylidae
Endemicity
Canary endemic
Conservation
Pending verification

A nocturnal gecko of island habitats. BIOTA provides taxonomic validation for Tarentola delalandii; the habitat recorded for Canarias Historia is: Arid plains, malpaís lava fields, dry ravines, stony ground and open scrub.

Conservation status pending species-specific verificationLegal protection pending species-specific mapping

Habitat and distribution

Arid plains, malpaís lava fields, dry ravines, stony ground and open scrub.

Taxonomy

taxonID
BIOTA:V00130
scientificName
Tarentola delalandii
taxonRank
species
kingdom
Animalia
phylum
Chordata
class
Reptilia
order
Squamata
family
Phyllodactylidae
genus
Tarentola

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