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Tarentola gigas
Pronunciation:  tare-en-tull-uh  gee-gus
1 subspecies
Discovered by:  BOCAGE 1875
Length:
Distribution: Raso, São Nicolau (Cape Verde Islands); Terra typica: Raso (Cape Verde Islands)

(Distribution Info from EMBL, See "Bibliography & Links" link above)
Notes:  Not common in captive collections.
Sub-species:
Tarentola gigas brancoensis
Pronunciation:  tare-en-tull-uh  gee-gus  bran-ko-en-sis
Discovered by:  SCHLEICH 1984

Length:
Distribution: Branco (Cape Verde Islands); Terra typica: Branco (Cape Verde Islands)
(Distribution Info from EMBL, See "Bibliography & Links" link above)
Notes:  Not in captive collections.