Tarentola protogigas is a species of geckos in the family Phyllodactylidae. The species is endemic to Cape Verde, where it is found on the islands Fogo, Brava and the smaller Ilhéus Secos[2] The species was named by Ulrich Joger in 1984.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Phyllodactylidae |
| Genus: | Tarentola |
| Species: | T. protogigas
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| Tarentola protogigas Joger, 1984
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Taxonomy
editPreviously a subspecies Tarentola rudis protogigas, it was elevated to species status in 2012. Also, Tarentola rudis hartogi was placed under this species as Tarentola protogigas hartogi.[3]
Subspecies
editThe following subspecies are recognised:[2]
- Tarentola protogigas hartogi Joger, 1993 - Brava and Ilhéus Secos
- Tarentola protogigas protogigas Joger, 1984 - Fogo
References
edit- ^ Vasconcelos, R. (2013). "Tarentola protogigas". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2013: e.T13152089A13152096. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T13152089A13152096.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
- ^ a b Tarentola protogigas at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 29 March 2017.
- ^ Vasconcelos, Perera, Geniez, Harris & Carranza, An integrative taxonomic revision of the Tarentola geckos (Squamata, Phyllodactylidae) of the Cape Verde Islands. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society, 2012, vol. 164, no. 2, p. 328-360
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