Tarentola protogigas is a species of geckos in the family Phyllodactylidae.

The species is endemic to Cape Verde, where it is found on the islands Fogo, Brava and the smaller Ilhéus Secos[2] The species was named by Ulrich Joger in 1984.

Previously a subspecies Tarentola rudis protogigas, it was elevated to species status in 2012.

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