"Moorish gecko" redirects here. For another species with that common name, see Tarentola fascicularis.
Tarentola mauritanica
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Domain:
Eukaryota
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Chordata
Class:
Reptilia
Order:
Squamata
Family:
Phyllodactylidae
Genus:
Tarentola
Species:
T. mauritanica
Binomial name
Tarentola mauritanica
(Linnaeus, 1758)
Native range
Introduced range
Tarentola mauritanica, known as the common wall gecko, is a species of gecko (Gekkota) native to the western Mediterranean area of North Africa and Europe. It has been introduced to Madeira and Balearic Islands, and the Americas (in Montevideo, Buenos Aires and California). A nocturnal animal with a predominantly insectivorous diet, it is commonly observed on walls in urban environments in warm coastal areas; it can be found further inland, especially in Spain where it has a tradition of cohabitation with humans as an insect hunter. A robust species, up to 15 centimetres (5.9 in) long, its tubercules are enlarged and give the species a spiny armoured appearance.[2]
The species was first described by Carl Linnaeus in 1758.[3] It is also known as moorish gecko, crocodile gecko, European common gecko, and, regionally, as osga (in Portuguese), salamanquesa (in Spanish) and dragó (in Catalan).
^Vogrin, M.; Corti, C.; Pérez Mellado, V.; Baha El Din, S.; Martínez-Solano, I. (2017). "Tarentola mauritanica". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T61578A63716927. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-2.RLTS.T61578A63716927.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
Tarentolamauritanica, known as the common wall gecko, is a species of gecko (Gekkota) native to the western Mediterranean area of North Africa and Europe...
native to the Caribbean Islands; it is the world's smallest lizard. Tarentolamauritanica, the crocodile or Moorish gecko, is commonly found in the Mediterranean...
"cave", "an evil iguana" and "hand trick" and the salamanquesa (Tarentolamauritanica, the Spanish name is also derived from "salamander") is a reptile...
islands. Two species of gecko can be found on Menorca, the Moorish (Tarentolamauritanica) and the Turkish (Hemidactylus turcicus) also called the Mediterranean...
Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften. Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftlichen Classe 28 (14): 141–144. (Tarentolamauritanica var. angustimentalis, p. 144)....
Pérez Mellado, V.; Baha El Din, S.; Martínez-Solano, I. (2017). "Tarentolamauritanica". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T61578A63716927....
preferred (if not only) host is the local indigenous Moorish gecko Tarentolamauritanica and its preferred part of the body of its host seems to be the forehead...
and 4 species of turtles in Metropolitan France. Species include: Tarentolamauritanica Vipera aspis Emys orbicularis, the European pond turtle Fauna of...
to other geckos known to have osteoderm, namely Gekko gecko and Tarentolamauritanica. They found that the osteoderms differ strongly from those of the...
Spanish pond turtles, Iberian wall lizards, Spanish psammodromus, Tarentolamauritanica, loggerhead sea turtles, and Greek tortoises. Fish species in the...
are introduced species in Spain. Other species of reptiles are Tarentolamauritanica, Podarcis hispanicus and Natrix maura amongst others. The most common...
and other wild carnivores being the final carrier. The reptile Tarentolamauritanica were found to have natural infections of J. pasqualei attached to...
exceptional case was in Sahel, Algeria, where the Moorish gecko (Tarentolamauritanica) was the leading prey species at 16.75% of 2472 prey items. Amphibians...
hispanicus), el lagarto ocelado (Lacerta lepida), la salamanquesa común (Tarentolamauritanica), la culebrilla ciega (Amphisbaenia), la culebra de collar (Natrix...
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