Tarentola rudis
Tarentola rudis is a species of geckos in the family Phyllodactylidae. The species is endemic to Cape Verde, where it occurs in the southern part of the island of Santiago and on the Ilhéu de Santa Maria. The species was described as a variety of "Tarentola delalandii" by George Albert Boulenger in 1906 based on several specimens collected by Leonardo Fea. Taxonomy. The following former subspecies were elevated to species status in 2012: The subspecies "Tarentola rudis hartogi" became a subspecies of "Tarentola protogigas" as "Tarentolas protogigas hartogi".