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Basic information
Tarentola annularis
Egyptian Gecko
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassReptiles
OrderSquamates
FamilyLeaf-toed geckos
GenusWall geckos
- Czech name
- Gekon prstýnkový
- English name
- Egyptian Gecko
- Alternative names
- Ringed Wall Gecko, White Spotted Gecko, White-spotted Gecko, White-spotted Wall Gecko
- Synonyms
- Gecko aegyptiacus, Gecko annularis, Gecko savignyi, Tarentola (Sahelogecko) annularis relicta, Tarentola annularis quadraticauda, Tarentola annularis quadricauda, Tarentola senegalensis
Distribution and environment
- Biome
- Savanna, Shrubland
- Microhabitat
- Saxicolous
Size and appearance
- SVL
- max 140 mm
- Body mass
- max 69.2 g
- Hatchling mass
- ~1.15 g
- Offspring SVL
- max 35 mm
Biological characteristics
- Longevity
- max 19.9 years
- Activity
- Nocturnal
- Foraging mode
- Mixed
Reproduction and development
- Age at maturity
- 1–3 years
- Reproductive mode
- Oviparous
- Clutch size
- 1–2 individuals
- Clutches per year
- 2–8 × 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 · 54XK7 · COL26.9
- Original documentation
- ReptTraits · figshare-v4
- Original documentation
- SquamBase · 19125 · dryad-v5