Creatures in Crisis
Photograph of Giant wall gecko (Tarentola gigas), recorded as Endangered
Giant wall gecko (Tarentola gigas). Image via Wikimedia Commons.

Endangered

Giant wall gecko

Tarentola gigas

Giant wall gecko is a lizard or snake in the family Phyllodactylidae — Tarentola gigas, recorded as Endangered.

Status
Endangered
Scientific name
Tarentola gigas
Taxonomy
Squamata · Phyllodactylidae · Tarentola

Appearance

The giant wall gecko reaches a maximum snout-to-vent length of 15.5 cm (6.1 in). Its dorsal skin has a grey color.

Range and habitat

Giant wall gecko is endemic to Cape Verde, where it occurs on the island of São Nicolau and on the nearby islets of Branco and Raso. Before human settlement to Cape Verde, the giant wall gecko also occurred on São Vicente and Santa Luzia. The species is endemic to Cape Verde.

Pins are Wikidata “endemic to” fields. Orange dots, when present, are GBIF occurrence tiles — survey bias included.

Habits

The giant wall gecko is nocturnal.

In crisis

The giant wall gecko is listed as threatened because of the reduction of its range, and the decrease in the species it preys on.

Giant wall gecko is Endangered on this catalog because that is the IUCN category stored on Wikidata. Confirm the official criteria and any later count on iucnredlist.org.

Sources

Written for this catalog from the English Wikipedia article on Giant wall gecko, Wikidata item Q3014564. Family and order context is original field-guide writing about the group, not a copied assessment of this one species. Wikipedia text is CC BY-SA. Not an IUCN assessment. Counts, when quoted, can change — confirm them on the recovery programme and on iucnredlist.org.

Photograph via Wikimedia Commons. Wikipedia · Wikidata · IUCN Red List.

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Quick answers

What is Giant wall gecko?
Giant wall gecko is a lizard or snake in the family Phyllodactylidae — Tarentola gigas.
What is the conservation status of Giant wall gecko?
Endangered, as the IUCN category stored on Wikidata for Tarentola gigas. Confirm the official assessment on iucnredlist.org.
Where does Giant wall gecko live?
Giant wall gecko is endemic to Cape Verde, where it occurs on the island of São Nicolau and on the nearby islets of Branco and Raso.
Why is Giant wall gecko in crisis?
The giant wall gecko is listed as threatened because of the reduction of its range, and the decrease in the species it preys on.
Is this the IUCN Red List page for Tarentola gigas?
No. This is a researched catalog account. The Red List is the assessment.
Is Giant wall gecko a pet?
An animal on this catalog is in crisis in the wild. Keeping one is usually the wrong question.