Böhme's gecko
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Böhme's gecko (Tarentola boehmei), also commonly known as the Morocco wall gecko,[2] is a species of lizard in the Gekkonidae family. The species is endemic to western North Africa.[1][3]
Etymology
Both the specific name, boehmei, and the common name, Böhme's gecko, are in honor of German herpetologist Wolfgang Böhme.[2]
Geographic range
T. boehmei is found in Morocco, Western Sahara, and possibly in Algeria[1] and Mauritania.[3]
Habitat
Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry shrubland, rocky areas, rural gardens, and urban areas.[1]
References
- ^ a b c d Joger U, Slimani T, El Mouden H, Geniez P. 2005. Tarentola boehmei. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 28 July 2007.
- ^ a b Beolens B, Watkins M, Grayson M. 2011. The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Tarentola boehmei, pp. 30-31).
- ^ a b Tarentola boehmei at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 8 February 2015.
Further reading
- Joger U. 1984. "Taxonomische Revision der Gattung Tarentola (Reptilia: Gekkonidae)". Bonner Zoologische Beiträge 35 (1-3): 129-174. (Tarentola boehmei, new species, pp. 147-149, Figure 3).
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