The Boa Vista wall gecko (''Tarentola boavistensis'') is a

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, where it occurs on the island of Boa Vista. The specific name ''boavistensis'' refers to the type locality.

Synonyms

*''Tarentola rudis boavistensis'' Vasconcelos, Perera, Geniez, Harris & Carranza, 2012.Vasconcelos, Perera, Geniez, Harris & Carranza en 2012 : ''An integrative taxonomic revision of the Tarentola geckos (Squamata, Phyllodactylidae) of the Cape Verde Islands.''

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, vol. 164, no 2, p. 328-360

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