Least ConcernTenerife Wall Gecko
Tarentola delalandii
One of the 3 house geckos on WAnimals
Reptiles · Squamata · Phyllodactylidae
Tarentola mauritanica
The species is abundant and widely distributed; it faces no significant short-term risk.
It is extraordinarily well adapted to Mediterranean town life, with a long tradition of living alongside people as a hunter of household insects.
Weight
7 g on average
Size
10 cm – 15 cm
Life expectancy
8 years
Diet
Insectivore
Feeds mainly on insects and other invertebrates.
Activity
Nocturnal
Active mainly at night.
Social structure
Solitary
Lives and hunts alone, joining others only to breed.
Sighting difficulty
Easy
Sources consulted: CaliforniaHerps; Les Veus de la Vall; Animal Kingdom; Wikipedia (Tarentola mauritanica); Gekkota.com; The Animal Facts; AnAge (genomics.senescence.info)
Best time: All year round, mostly at dusk, on walls, house fronts and street lamps; in winter it basks by day on south-facing walls.
Parks and dive sites where this species has been documented — showing 10 of 43.
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The pins mark the parks where its presence is documented.
