Taxonomy Profile: Tarentola mauritanica (Linnaeus 1758)

Tarentola mauritanica: Taxonomy and Nomenclature
Kingdom:
Animalia
Taxonomic Rank:
Species
Synonym(s):
Common Name(s):
Moorish Wall Gecko []
Moorish Gecko []
Taxonomic Status:
Current Standing:
valid
Data Quality Indicators:
Record Credibility Rating:
TWG standards met
Tarentola mauritanica: Taxonomic Hierarchy
Kingdom : Animalia
animals |
Animal |
animaux |
Subkingdom : Bilateria
Infrakingdom : Deuterostomia
Phylum : Chordata
chordates |
cordado |
cordés |
Subphylum : Vertebrata
vertebrates |
vertebrado |
vertébrés |
Infradivision : Gnathostomata
Superclass : Tetrapoda
Class : Reptilia
répteis |
reptiles |
Reptiles |
Order : Squamata
Amphisbaenians |
Lizards |
Snakes |
amphisbènes |
lézards |
serpents |
Suborder : Gekkota
Genus : Tarentola
Wall Geckos |
Species : Tarentola mauritanica
Moorish Wall Gecko |
Moorish Gecko |
Tarentola mauritanica Direct Children(s):
Tarentola mauritanica: References
Expert(s):
Expert:
Aaron Bauer, Ph.D.
Notes:
Professor, Gerald M. Lemole Endowed Chair in Integrative Biology
Reference for:
Tarentola mauritanica
Source(s):
Source:
Scientific and Standard English Names of Amphibians ..., ed. 6.1
Acquired:
2011-05-27
Notes:
Boundy, J., F. Burbrink, J. Campbell, B. Crother, K. de Quiroz, D. Frost, R. Highton, J. Iverson, F. Kraus, R. McDiarmid, J. Mendelson III, P. Meylen, R. Pyron, T. Reeder, M. Seidel, S. Tilley and D. Wake (Crother, B., ed.). Scientific and Standard English Names of Amphibians and Reptiles of North America North of Mexico, With Comments Regarding Confidence In Our Understanding. Edition 6.1, Last updated: 24 May 2011. Available at http://www.ssarherps.org/pages/comm_names/Index.php
Reference for:
Tarentola mauritanica
Publication(s):
Author(s)/Editor(s):
Banks, R. C., R. W. McDiarmid, A. L. Gardner, and W. C. Starnes
Publication Date (Listed/Actual):
2004-12-31 / 2004-12-31
Article/Chapter Title:
Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:
Checklist of Vertebrates of the United States, the U.S. Territories, and Canada, draft (2004)
Page(s):
Publisher:
Publication Place:
ISBN/ISSN:
/
Notes:
As-yet (2004) unpublished manuscript from 1998
Reference for:
Tarentola mauritanica
Tarentola mauritanica: Geographic Information
Geographic Division:
Africa
Jurisdiction/Origin:
Continental US / Introduced
Tarentola mauritanica: Comments