American wall gecko
The American wall gecko is a species of lizard in the family Phyllodactylidae. The species is endemic to the Greater Antilles. There are two recognized subspecies.Subspecies
Including the nominotypical subspecies, two subspecies are recognized as being valid.
Nota bene: A trinomial authority in parentheses indicates that the subspecies was originally described in a genus other than Tarentola.Etymology
The subspecific name, warreni, is in honor of C. Rhea Warren who collected the holotype.T. a. americana is found on the island of Cuba and associated islets. T. a. warreni is found on some of the northern islands of the Bahamas.Reproduction
T. americana is oviparous.
