Tarentola raziana | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Family: | Phyllodactylidae |
Genus: | Tarentola |
Species: | T. raziana |
Binomial name | |
Tarentola raziana Schleich (1984) |
Tarentola raziana (English name: Razean or Raso wall gecko) is a species of geckos in the family Phyllodactylidae. The species is endemic to the Cape Verde Islands, they are founded in the island of Santa Luzia and the islets of Branco and Raso The species was named in by Hans Hermann Schleich in 1984.
The specific name is named after the islet Raso where it is founded.
The subspecies were elevated from Tarentola caboverdiana raziana by Vasconcelos, Perera, Geniez, Harris & Carranza en 2012.