Desert Wall Gecko

Desert Wall Gecko
Desert Wall Gecko
Conservation status
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Gekkonidae
Genus: Tarentola
Species: T. deserti
Binomial name
Tarentola deserti
Boulenger, 1891

The Desert Wall Gecko (Tarentola deserti) is a species of lizard in the Gekkonidae family. It is found in Algeria, Morocco, Tunisia, and possibly Libya. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry shrubland, Mediterranean-type shrubby vegetation, freshwater spring, rocky areas, hot deserts, rural gardens, and urban areas.

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