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Higher TaxaPhyllodactylidae, Gekkota, Sauria, Squamata (lizards: geckos)
SubspeciesTarentola ephippiata nikolausi JOGER 1984
Tarentola ephippiata ephippiata O’SHAUGHNESSY 1875 
Common NamesE: African Wall Gecko 
SynonymTarentola ephippiata O’SHAUGHNESSY 1875
Tarentola ephippiata — BOULENGER 1885: 198
Tarentola annullaris ephippiata — LOVERIDGE 1947: 320
Tarentola (Sahelogecko) ephippiata nikolausi JOGER 1984
Tarentola ephippiata — KLUGE 1993
Tarentola ephippiata — SCHLEICH, KÄSTLE & KABISCH 1996: 271
Tarentola (Sahelogecko) ephippiata — RÖSLER 2000: 116
Tarentola ephippiata — SINDACO & JEREMČENKO 2008

Tarentola ephippiata nikolausi JOGER 1984
Tarentola (Sahelogecko) ephippiata nikolausi JOGER 1984
Tarentola ephippiata nikolausi — SINDACO & JEREMČENKO 2008 
DistributionS Sudan (Jumhūriyyat), Republic of South Sudan (RSS), Mali south of Niger river, Benin, Togo, SW Niger, N Nigeria, N Cameroon, S Chad

Type locality: “West Africa”. Restricted to “Nigeria” by Joger 194: 156

nikolausi: Sudan (Jumhūriyyat), Republic of South Sudan (RSS) (Red Sea Province); Type locality: “Erkowit, Nordost-Sudan”  
Reproductionoviparous 
TypesType: BMNH 1865.2.17.10 (and possibly additional specimens).
Holotype: ZFMK 38431 (Abb. 8), 0", legt G. Nikolaus, 25. 7. 1982; paratype: BMNH 97.10.28.126 [nikolausi] 
DiagnosisAdditional details, e.g. a detailed description or comparisons (2165 characters), are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us for details. 
CommentSpecies has been confused with T. annularis and T. parvicarinata (at least in Mali) and T. panousei (in Morocco, Mauritania, Western Sahara).

Distribution: occurrence in these countries needs verification: S Morocco, Western Sahara, Algeria (Hoggar Mountains), Mauritania, Central African Republic, Mali, Burkina Faso, Senegal, Gambia ?, Guinea-Bissau, Ivory Coast. 
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