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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

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) 
DiagnosisAdditional details, e.g. a detailed description or comparisons (593 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). 
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