American wall gecko

The American wall gecko is a species of lizard in the family Phyllodactylidae, endemic to Cuba and the Bahamas. There are two recognized subspecies.

Subspecies

Including the nominotypical subspecies, two subspecies are recognized as valid.

Gray's trinomial authority in parentheses indicates he originally described T. a. americana in a different genus.

Etymology

The subspecific name, warreni, is in honor of C. Rhea Warren, who collected the holotype.

Geographic range

T. a. americana lives on the island of Cuba and associated islets. T. a. warreni lives on some of the northern islands of the Bahamas.

Reproduction

T. americana is oviparous.