The Moorish gecko, Tarentola mauritanica Linnaeus, 1758 (Squamata, Phyllodactylidae), in Albania

Authors: Szabolcs, Márton DOI: 10.3897/herpetozoa.34.e69381 Published: Jan. 1, 2021 Source: Herpetozoa OpenAlex: View in OpenAlex

Collection: Pensoft Publishers

Keywords: Balkan Peninsula · Topics: Amphibian and Reptile Biology, Lepidoptera: Biology and Taxonomy, Entomological Studies and Ecology

We summarised the records of Tarentola mauritanica in Albania. The first record for the country was published in 1989 from Sazan Island; however, it was never confirmed again. Another population was found recently in an urban habitat of Vlorë City near the main city port, probably of human-mediated origin.

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