Gekkonidae Gekkoninae Tarentola gomerensis Gallotia atlantica
Tarentola mauritanica (Linnaeus, 1758)
Wall Gecko, Mauritanian Gecko, Moorish Gecko
T. mauritanica (© Paolo Mazzei)

Adult, Pantelleria, Italy, July 1990
(Photo by Paolo Mazzei)
T. mauritanica (© Paulo Henrique Lopes Rodrigues)

Adult, Idanha-a-nova, Castelo Branco, Portugal, August 16, 2002
(Photo by Paulo Henrique Lopes Rodrigues)
T. mauritanica (© Nicola Nitti)

Adults, Putignano (Bari), Italy, April 2002
(Photo by Nicola Nitti, Italy, nitti.nicola@libero.it)
T. mauritanica (© Marco Caetano)

Adult, Alentejo, Portugal, July 9, 2004
(Photo by Marco Caetano)
T. mauritanica (© Paolo Mazzei)

Young, Roma, Italy
(Photo by Paolo Mazzei)
T. mauritanica (© Paolo Mazzei)

Young, Roma, Italy
(Photo by Paolo Mazzei)
Distribution:
Costal Mediterranean Regions: Portugal, Spain, Balearic Islands, Italy (including Lampedusa island), Sardinia, France, Corsica, Malta, Madeira, Yugoslavia (introduced ?): coastal Croatia (except Istria), Adriatic islands, Greece (including Crete), Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Libya, Egypt, Sinai; introduced to Uruguay, USA (California, San Diego County)
Similar species:
Euleptes europaea (Gekkonidae)
Hemidactylus turcicus (Gekkonidae)
Mediodactylus kotschyi (Gekkonidae)
Tarentola angustimentalis (Gekkonidae)
Tarentola boettgeri (Gekkonidae)
Tarentola delalandii (Gekkonidae)
Tarentola gomerensis (Gekkonidae)
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