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Tarentola mauritanica (Moorish Gecko)

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Wikipedia Abstract

Tarentola mauritanica is a species of gecko (Gekkonidae) native to the Western Mediterranean region of Europe and North Africa and widely introduced to America and Asia. It is commonly observed on walls in urban environments, mainly in warm coastal areas, though it can spread inland - especially in Spain. A robust species, up to 150 millimetres long, its tubercules are enlarged and give the species a spiny armoured appearance.
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Infraspecies

Tarentola mauritanica juliae (Moorish gecko)
Tarentola mauritanica mauritanica (Moorish gecko)
Tarentola mauritanica pallida (Moorish gecko)

Attributes

Adult Weight [1]  7 grams
Female Weight [1]  6 grams
Egg Length [1]  0.512 inches (13 mm)
Egg Width [1]  0.394 inches (10 mm)
Gestation [1]  70 days
Litter Size [1]  2
Litters / Year [1]  6
Maximum Longevity [1]  14 years
Reproductive Mode [2]  Oviparous
Snout to Vent Length [1]  2.756 inches (7 cm)
Habitat Substrate [2]  Arboreal, Saxicolous

External References

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Citations

Attributes / relations provided by
♦ 1Nathan P. Myhrvold, Elita Baldridge, Benjamin Chan, Dhileep Sivam, Daniel L. Freeman, and S. K. Morgan Ernest. 2015. An amniote life-history database to perform comparative analyses with birds, mammals, and reptiles. Ecology 96:3109
♦ 2Meiri, Shai (2019), Data from: Traits of lizards of the world: variation around a successful evolutionary design, Dryad, Dataset, https://doi.org/10.5061/dryad.f6t39kj
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0