Gomero Wall Gecko

Gomero Wall Gecko

Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Family:	Gekkonidae
Genus:	Tarentola
Species:	T. gomerensis
Binomial name
*Tarentola gomerensis* Joger & Bischoff, 1983

The Gomero Wall Gecko or La Gomera Gecko (Tarentola gomerensis), also known as Perenquén in Canary Islands, is a species of lizard in the Gekkonidae family. It is endemic to Spain.

Its natural habitats are temperate shrubland, Mediterranean-type shrubby vegetation, rocky areas, rocky shores, pastureland, plantations, rural gardens, and urban areas.

References

Miras, J.A.M. & Pérez-Mellado, V. 2005. Tarentola gomerensis. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 28 July 2007.

Carranza, S., Arnold, E. N., Mateo, J. A., Geniez, P. (2002). Relationships and evolution of the North African geckos, Geckonia and Tarentola (Reptilia : Gekkonidae), based on mitochondrial and nuclear DNA sequences. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, 23 (2): 244-256.

Carranza, S., Arnold, E. N., Mateo, J. A., López-Jurado, L. F. (2000). Long-distance colonization and radiation in gekkonid lizards, Tarentola (Reptilia: Gekkonidae), revealed by mitochondrial DNA sequences. Proc. R. Soc. London B, 267: 637-649.

Glaw, F., Schmidt, K. (2003). Uber die Irisfarbung der Kanarischen Mauergeckos Tarentola delalandii und Tarentola gomerensis (Sauria: Gekkonidae). Gekkota, 4: 40-42.

Joger, U. (1984a). Die Radiation der Gattung Tarentola in Makaronesien. Cour. Forsch.-Inst. Senckenberg, 71: 91-111.

Joger, U. (1984b). Morphologische und biochemisch-immunologische Untersuchungen zur Systematik und Evolution der Gattung Tarentola (Reptilia: Gekkonidae). Zool. Jb. Anat., 112: 137-256.

Joger, U. (1998). Tarentola gomerensis Joger & Bischoff, 1983 – Gomera Gecko. pp. 177–184. En: Bischoff, W. (Ed.). Die Reptilien der Kanarischen Inseln, der Selvagens-Inseln und des Madeira-Archipels. En: Böhme, W. (Ed.). Handbuch der Reptilien und Amphibien Europas. Band 6. Aula-Verlag, Wiebelsheim.

Joger, U., Bischoff, W. (1983). Zwei neue Taxa der Gattung Tarentola (Reptilia: Sauria: Gekkonidae) von den Kanarischen Inseln. Bonn.zool. Beitr., 34 (4): 459-468.

Mateo, J. A. (2002). Tarentola gomerensis Joger & Bischoff, 1983. Pracan (o perenquén gomero). pp. 186–187. En: Pleguezuelos, J. M., Márquez, R., Lizana, M. (Eds.). Atlas y Libro Rojo de los anfibios y reptiles de España. Dirección General de Conservación de la Naturaleza-Asociación Herpetológica Española (2ª impresión). Madrid

Nogales, M., López, M., Jiménez-Asensio, J., Larruga, J. M., Hernández, M., González, P. (1998). Evolution and biogeography of the genus Tarentola (Sauria : Gekkonidae) in the Canary Islands, inferred from mitochondrial DNA sequences. Journal of Evolutionary Biology, 11 (4): 481-494.