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Basic information
Tarentola mauritanica
Common Wall Gecko
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassReptiles
OrderSquamates
FamilyLeaf-toed geckos
GenusWall geckos
- Czech name
- Gekon zední
- English name
- Common Wall Gecko
- Alternative names
- Crocodile Gecko, European Common Gecko, Geco comune, Mauergecko, Maurita Naca Gecko, Moorish Gecko, Moorish Wall Gecko, Muurgekko, Salamanquesa, Salamanquesa común, Wall gecko, Zidni macaklin
- Synonyms
- Gecko fascicularis, Gecko muricatus, Gecko stellio, Gekko muricatus, Lacerta mauritanica, Platydactylus facetanus, Platydactylus muralis, Tarentola mauritanica subvar. atlantica, Tarentola mauritanica subvar. gracilis, Tarentola mauritanica subvar. lissoide, Tarentola tuberculata
Distribution and environment
- Biome
- Shrubland
- Microhabitat
- Arboreal, Saxicolous
Size and appearance
- SVL
- max 86 mm
- Body mass
- max 16.6 g
- Hatchling mass
- ~0.5 g
- Offspring SVL
- max 20 mm
Biological characteristics
- Longevity
- max 14 years
- Activity
- Cathemeral
- Foraging mode
- Mixed
- Body temperature
- 15–30.2 °C
Reproduction and development
- Age at maturity
- 1–5 years
- Reproductive mode
- Oviparous
- Clutch size
- 1–3 individuals
- Clutches per year
- 2–15 × per year
- Sex determination
- Temperature-dependent sex determination
Health and safety
- Venomous
- No
Information sources
- Biological data sources
- Catalogue of Life, ReptTraits, SquamBase
- Original documentation
- Catalogue of Life · 54XLG · COL26.9
- Original documentation
- ReptTraits · figshare-v4
- Original documentation
- SquamBase · 19143 · dryad-v5