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.