Tenerife Gecko

Taxobox
name = Tenerife Gecko


status = LC | status_system = IUCN3.1
regnum = Animalia
phylum = Chordata
classis = Reptilia
ordo = Squamata
familia = Gekkonidae
genus = "Tarentola"
species = "T. delalandii"
binomial = "Tarentola delalandii"
binomial_authority = Duméril & Bibron, 1836
synonyms = The Tenerife Gecko or Tenerife Wall Gecko ("Tarentola delalandii") is a species of lizard in the Gekkonidae family.It is endemic to Spain.

Its natural habitats are temperate forests, temperate shrubland, Mediterranean-type shrubby vegetation, rocky areas, rocky shores, pastureland, rural gardens, and urban areas.It is threatened by habitat loss.

ource

* Miras, J.A.M. & Pérez-Mellado, V. 2005. [http://www.iucnredlist.org/search/details.php/61575/all Tarentola delalandii] . [http://www.iucnredlist.org 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. ] Downloaded on 28 July 2007.