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Moorish Gecko

Tarentola mauritanica

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Spain.January 159, February 295, March 383, April 924, May 982, June 878, July 689, August 941, September 777, October 599, November 283, December 192.
Spain7,102
Italy6,921
France5,681
Portugal3,551
Occitanie2,882
Centro2,410
Andalucía2,196
Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur2,141
Cataluña/Catalunya1,592
Sud1,213

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Classification

KingdomAnimals · Animalia
PhylumChordates · Chordata
ClassReptiles · Reptilia
OrderSnakes and Lizards · Squamata
FamilyPhyllodactylid Geckos · Phyllodactylidae
GenusWall Geckos · Tarentola

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