Lutz's gecko
Lutz's gecko (Phyllopezus lutzae), also known commonly as Bogert's gecko and Lutz' marked gecko, is a species of lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is endemic to Brazil.[2]
Lutz's gecko | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Family: | Phyllodactylidae |
Genus: | Phyllopezus |
Species: | P. lutzae |
Binomial name | |
Phyllopezus lutzae (Loveridge, 1941) | |
Synonyms[1] | |
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Etymology
The specific name, lutzae, is in honor of Brazilian herpetologist Bertha Lutz.[3] The original generic name, Bogertia, was in honor of American herpetologist Charles Mitchill Bogert.[3]
Geographic range
P. lutzae is found in northeastern Brazil, in the Brazilian states of Bahia and Pernambuco.[1]
Taxonomy
Based on DNA analysis, Gamble et al. (2012) placed this species in the genus Phyllopezus, along with three other described species and several undescribed species.[4]
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References
- Species Phyllopezus lutzae at The Reptile Database . www.reptile-database.org.
- Loveridge A (1941). "Bogertia lutzae — A New Genus and Species of Gecko from Bahia, Brazil". Proc. Biol. Soc. Washington 54: 195-196.
- Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Bogertia lutzae, pp. 30, 163).
- Gamble T, Colli GR, Rodrigues MT, Werneck FP, Simons AM (2012). "Phylogeny and cryptic diversity in geckos (Phyllopezus; Phyllodactylidae; Gekkota) from South America's open biomes". Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 62 (3): 943-953. (Phyllopezus lutzae, new combination).
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