Tarentola protogigas

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.

Tarentola protogigas
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Phyllodactylidae
Genus: Tarentola
Species:
T. protogigas
Binomial name
Tarentola protogigas
Joger, 1984
Subspecies
  • Tarentola protogigas hartogi Joger, 1993
  • Tarentola protogigas protogigas Joger, 1984

Taxonomy

Previously 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

The following subspecies are recognised:[2]

  • Tarentola protogigas hartogi Joger, 1993 - Brava and Ilhéus Secos
  • Tarentola protogigas protogigas Joger, 1984 - Fogo

References
  1. Vasconcelos, R. (2013). "Tarentola protogigas". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2013: e.T13152089A13152096. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T13152089A13152096.en.
  2. Tarentola protogigas at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 29 March 2017.
  3. 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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