NATURAL HISTORY · CATALOGUE RECORD
Cape Verde Wall Gecko
Tarentola caboverdiana Schleich, 1984
Source-backed taxonomic record
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Open encyclopedia reference
Cape Verde wall gecko, also Santo Antão wall gecko, (Tarentola caboverdiana) is a species of geckos in the family Phyllodactylidae. The species is endemic to Cape Verde, where it occurs in the island of Santo Antão. The species was named by Hans Hermann Schleich in 1984. The specific name caboverdiana refers to Cape Verde, the type locality. This species activity pattern is strictly nocturnal in their habitat.
Wikipedia contributors, Cape Verde wall gecko; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T12:30:33.004471+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Tarentola caboverdiana Schleich, 1984
- Name authority
- Schleich, 1984
- Common name
- Cape Verde Wall Gecko
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Reptilia
- Order
- Squamata
- Family
- Phyllodactylidae
- Genus
- Tarentola
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- megaclassTetrapoda
- classReptilia Laurenti, 1768
- orderSquamata Oppel, 1811
- suborderGekkota
- familyPhyllodactylidae
- genusTarentola
- speciesTarentola caboverdiana Schleich, 1984
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Tarentola. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Jamaican Giant GeckoTarentola albertschwartzi Sprackland & Swinney, 1998 | PhyllodactylidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Canary Wall GeckoTarentola angustimentalis Steindachner, 1891 | PhyllodactylidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Morocco Wall GeckoTarentola boehmei Joger, 1984 | PhyllodactylidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| African Wall GeckoTarentola ephippiata O'Shaughnessy, 1875 | PhyllodactylidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Tarentola fogoensis Vasconcelos, Perera, Geniez, Harris & Carranza, 2012 | PhyllodactylidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Common Wall GeckoTarentola mauritanica (Linnaeus, 1758) | PhyllodactylidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Tarentola panousei Pasteur, 1959 | PhyllodactylidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Sierra Leone Wall GeckoTarentola parvicarinata Joger, 1980 | PhyllodactylidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Tarentola protogigas Joger, 1984 | PhyllodactylidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Cape Verde Wall GeckoTarentola substituta Joger, 1984 | PhyllodactylidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Tarentola senegambiae Joger, 1984 | PhyllodactylidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| American Wall GeckoTarentola americana (Gray, 1831) | PhyllodactylidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Tarentola caboverdiana antoensis Joger, 1984 Joger, 1984 | synonym |
Documented distribution
Source distribution statements, not a complete range map. A listed locality is not necessarily a place of origin.
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://reptile-database.reptarium.cz/species?genus=Tarentola&species=caboverdiana Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:54XKK. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.