The following species and subspecies are recognized as being valid.

Tarentola albertschwartzi Sprackland & Swinney, 1998 - Jamaican giant gecko (possibly extinct)
Tarentola americana (Gray, 1831) - American wall gecko
Tarentola americana americana (Gray, 1831)
Tarentola americana warreni Schwartz, 1968 - Warren's American wall gecko
Tarentola angustimentalis Steindachner, 1891 - Canary wall gecko
Tarentola annularis (É. Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1827) - ringed wall gecko
Tarentola annularis annularis (É. Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1827)
Tarentola annularis relicta Joger, 1984
Tarentola bischoffi Joger, 1984 - Selvagens gecko
Tarentola boavistensis Joger, 1993 - Boavista wall gecko
Tarentola bocagei Vasconcelos, Perera, Geniez, Harris & Carranza, 2012 - Bocage's wall gecko
Tarentola boehmei Joger, 1984 - Morocco wall gecko
Tarentola boettgeri Steindachner, 1891 - Boettger's wall gecko
Tarentola boettgeri boettgeri Steindachner, 1891
Tarentola boettgeri hierrensis Joger & Bischoff, 1983
Tarentola caboverdiana Schleich, 1984 - Cape Verde wall gecko
Tarentola chazaliae (Mocquard, 1895) - helmethead gecko
Tarentola crombiei Díaz & Hedges, 2008- Crombie's wall gecko
Tarentola darwini Joger, 1984 - Darwin's wall gecko
Tarentola delalandii (A.M.C. Duméril & Bibron, 1836) - Tenerife wall gecko
Tarentola deserti Boulenger, 1891 - desert wall gecko
Tarentola ephippiata O'Shaughnessy, 1875 - African wall gecko
Tarentola ephippiata ephippiata O'Shaughnessy, 1875
Tarentola ephippiata hoggarensis F. Werner, 1937
Tarentola ephippiata nikolausi Joger, 1984
Tarentola ephippiata senegambiae Joger, 1984
Tarentola fascicularis (Daudin, 1802) - Wolfgang's wall gecko, moorish gecko
Tarentola fogoensis Vasconcelos, Perera, Geniez, Harris & Carranza, 2012 - Fogo wall gecko
Tarentola gigas (Bocage, 1875) - giant wall gecko
Tarentola gigas brancoensis Schleich, 1984
Tarentola gigas gigas (Bocage, 1875)
Tarentola gomerensis Joger & Bischoff, 1983 - Gomera wall gecko
Tarentola maioensis Schleich, 1984 - Maio wall gecko
Tarentola mauritanica (Linnaeus, 1758) - moorish gecko
Tarentola mauritanica juliae Joger, 1984
Tarentola mauritanica mauritanica (Linnaeus, 1758)
Tarentola mauritanica pallida Geniez et al.,
1999
Tarentola mindiae S. Baha El Din, 1997 - Qattara gecko
Tarentola neglecta Strauch, 1887 - Algerian wall gecko
Tarentola neglecta geyri Joger, 1984
Tarentola neglecta lanzai Bshaena & Joger, 2013
Tarentola neglecta neglecta Strauch, 1887
Tarentola nicolauensis Schleich, 1984 - São Nicolau wall gecko
Tarentola parvicarinata Joger, 1980 - Sierra Leone wall gecko
Tarentola pastoria J.-F. Trape, S. Trape & Chirio, 2012
Tarentola protogigas Joger, 1984
Tarentola protogigas hartogi Joger, 1993
Tarentola protogigas protogigas Joger, 1984
Tarentola raziana Schleich, 1984 - Raso wall gecko
Tarentola rudis Boulenger, 1906
Tarentola substituta Joger, 1984 - São Vicente wall gecko
Nota bene: A binomial authority or a trinomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species or subspecies was originally described in a genus other than Tarentola.
The following species and subspecies are recognized as being valid.
Tarentola albertschwartzi Sprackland & Swinney, 1998 - Jamaican giant gecko (possibly extinct)
Tarentola americana (Gray, 1831) - American wall gecko
Tarentola americana americana (Gray, 1831)
Tarentola americana warreni Schwartz, 1968 - Warren's American wall gecko
Tarentola angustimentalis Steindachner, 1891 - Canary wall gecko
Tarentola annularis (É. Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1827) - ringed wall gecko
Tarentola annularis annularis (É. Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1827)
Tarentola annularis relicta Joger, 1984
Tarentola bischoffi Joger, 1984 - Selvagens gecko
Tarentola boavistensis Joger, 1993 - Boavista wall gecko
Tarentola bocagei Vasconcelos, Perera, Geniez, Harris & Carranza, 2012 - Bocage's wall gecko
Tarentola boehmei Joger, 1984 - Morocco wall gecko
Tarentola boettgeri Steindachner, 1891 - Boettger's wall gecko
Tarentola boettgeri boettgeri Steindachner, 1891
Tarentola boettgeri hierrensis Joger & Bischoff, 1983
Tarentola caboverdiana Schleich, 1984 - Cape Verde wall gecko
Tarentola chazaliae (Mocquard, 1895) - helmethead gecko
Tarentola crombiei Díaz & Hedges, 2008- Crombie's wall gecko
Tarentola darwini Joger, 1984 - Darwin's wall gecko
Tarentola delalandii (A.M.C. Duméril & Bibron, 1836) - Tenerife wall gecko
Tarentola deserti Boulenger, 1891 - desert wall gecko
Tarentola ephippiata O'Shaughnessy, 1875 - African wall gecko
Tarentola ephippiata ephippiata O'Shaughnessy, 1875
Tarentola ephippiata hoggarensis F. Werner, 1937
Tarentola ephippiata nikolausi Joger, 1984
Tarentola ephippiata senegambiae Joger, 1984
Tarentola fascicularis (Daudin, 1802) - Wolfgang's wall gecko, moorish gecko
Tarentola fogoensis Vasconcelos, Perera, Geniez, Harris & Carranza, 2012 - Fogo wall gecko
Tarentola gigas (Bocage, 1875) - giant wall gecko
Tarentola gigas brancoensis Schleich, 1984
Tarentola gigas gigas (Bocage, 1875)
Tarentola gomerensis Joger & Bischoff, 1983 - Gomera wall gecko
Tarentola maioensis Schleich, 1984 - Maio wall gecko
Tarentola mauritanica (Linnaeus, 1758) - moorish gecko
Tarentola mauritanica juliae Joger, 1984
Tarentola mauritanica mauritanica (Linnaeus, 1758)
Tarentola mauritanica pallida Geniez et al., 1999
Tarentola mindiae S. Baha El Din, 1997 - Qattara gecko
Tarentola neglecta Strauch, 1887 - Algerian wall gecko
Tarentola neglecta geyri Joger, 1984
Tarentola neglecta lanzai Bshaena & Joger, 2013
Tarentola neglecta neglecta Strauch, 1887
Tarentola nicolauensis Schleich, 1984 - São Nicolau wall gecko
Tarentola parvicarinata Joger, 1980 - Sierra Leone wall gecko
Tarentola pastoria J.-F. Trape, S. Trape & Chirio, 2012
Tarentola protogigas Joger, 1984
Tarentola protogigas hartogi Joger, 1993
Tarentola protogigas protogigas Joger, 1984
Tarentola raziana Schleich, 1984 - Raso wall gecko
Tarentola rudis Boulenger, 1906
Tarentola substituta Joger, 1984 - São Vicente wall gecko
Nota bene: A binomial authority or a trinomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species or subspecies was originally described in a genus other than Tarentola.
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