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Tarentola senegambiae JOGER, 1984

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Higher TaxaPhyllodactylidae, Gekkota, Sauria, Squamata (lizards: geckos)
Subspecies 
Common Names 
SynonymTarentola ephippiata senegambiae JOGER 1984
Tarentola (Sahelogecko) ephippiata senegambiae JOGER 1984
Tarentola ephippiata senegambiae — SINDACO & JEREMČENKO 2008
Tarentola senegambiae — TRAPE, CHIRIO & TRAPE 2012
Tarentola senegambiae — SOW et al. 2017
Tarentola senegambiae — KOPPETSCH 2022 
DistributionW/S Senegal, Guinea-Bissau; Mauritania, Gambia

Type locality: Dakar-Yoff, Senegal  
Reproductionoviparous 
TypesHolotype: ZFMK 19979; paratypes: BMNH, ZFMK, SMF, HLMD RA 1680 and 1681 (formerly ZFMK 17136 and 17117); ZMB 79563 (formerly ZFMK 17119) 
DiagnosisDiagnosis: “Weniger großschuppig als die anderen Unterarten (99-125 Schuppenreihen um den Körper, 14-18 Interorbitalschuppen); Tuberkel glatt oder mit schwachem Zentralkiel. Unter der 4. Zehe 17-22 Lamellen und Schuppen bis zur Zehenbasis, 15-20 davon verbreitert; 20-25 Lamellen und Schuppen bis zur Basis der 5. Zehe. Färbung und Zeichnung wie bei der Nominatform, doch Sättel selten longitudinal miteinander verschmolzen. Riesenwuchs, besonders im Süden des Verbreitungsgebietes:maximale Kopf-Rumpf-Länge 129 mm (male), 104 mm (female).” (Joger 1984: 159) 
CommentSpecies has been confused with T. annularis and T. parvicarinata (at least in Mali) and T. panousei (in Morocco, Mauritania, Western Sahara).

Reference images: see Uetz et al. 2024 for high-resolution reference images for this species. 
EtymologyNamed after its occurrence in Senegal and Gambia. 
References
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  • Barnett, Linda K. & Emms, Craig 2005. Common reptiles of The Gambia. Rare Repro, Hailsham, East Sussex, 24 pp.
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  • BAUER,A.M.; S. TCHIBOZO, O.S.G. PAUWELS & G. LENGLET 2006. A review of the gekkotan lizards of Bénin, with the description of a new species of Hemidactylus (Squamata: Gekkonidae). Zootaxa 1242: 1-20 - get paper here
  • Chirio, L. & Lebreton, M. 2007. Atlas des reptiles du Cameroun. MNHN, IRD, Paris 688 pp.
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  • COLACICCO, F. 2015. Anmerkungen zur Haltung und Nachzucht von Tarentola ephippiata ephippiata O’Shaughnessy, 1875. Sauria 37 (3): 23-28 - get paper here
  • Geniez, P.; Mateo, J.A.; Geniez, M. & Pether, J. 2004. The amphibians and reptiles of the Western Sahara (former Spanish Sahara) and adjacent regions. Edition Chimaira, Frankfurt, 228 pp. [reviewed in Reptilia GB 44: 81]
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