Latin Etymology: Tarentola (Taranto - a City in Italy) mauritanica ("from Mauritania")
Adult Moorish Gecko (Tarentola mauritanica) at Siracusa, Sicily, Italy - May 2018
Featured Subspecies: ?
Weight: 12g / Length: 15cm
NO UK STATUS / IUCN Red List: Least Concern
The Moorish Gecko is a common and distinctive looking reptile found the Western end of the Mediterranean. They have a distinctive spiney appearance that gains them the alternate name of Crocodile Gecko. They are highly variable in colour across their range, although the ones seen in Sicily had a dark brown colour and stuck to rocky habitats.
Related Species:
Order: Squamata
Family: Phyllodactylidae
Genus: Tarentola
SUBSPECIES: ?
- Sighting Locations -
- SICILY 2018 TRIP - Several locations throughout the Island.
Further Notes: BirdForum Opus, IUCN Red List, RSPB, Wikipedia, Xeno-canto
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