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Geckonia chazaliae
(© Jon Boone)

The single species in the genus is distributed in Northwestern Africa. There is some discussion as to wether this genus should be considered as a part of the more widely spread genus Tarentola.

Geckonia chazaliae Mocquard, 1909

Distribution: Mauritania, Morocco, Senegal and Western Sahara.

Geckonia chazaliae
(© Jan Grathwohl)
Literature
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Buttle, D. 1993. Noter omkring nogle krybdyr, som blev observeret i løbet af mit andet besøg til det sydlige Marokko. NHF, 36(4): 57-62.
Geniez, P., J.-A. Mateo & J. Bons. 2000. A checklist of the amphibians and reptiles of Western Sahara (Amphibia, Reptilia). Herpetozoa, 13(3/4): 149-163.
Ineich, I., A.T. Dia, B. Alphaly & F. Colas. 1998. Geographic Distribution. Geckonia chazaliae. Herpetol. Rev., 29(1): 51.
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Seufer, H. 1988. Haltung und Zucht des Helmkopfgeckos Geckonia chazaliaei Mocquard, 1895 in der zweiten Generation. Sauria, 10(2): 21-25.