Phyllopezus
Phyllopezus is a genus of South American geckos, lizards in the family Phyllodactylidae. The genus contains six described species.[1][2][3]
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Family: | Phyllodactylidae |
Genus: | Phyllopezus W. Peters, 1877 |
Habitat
Phyllopezus species occur in a variety of open and forested habitats across South America including Caatinga, Cerrado, Chaco, seasonally dry tropical forest, and Atlantic Forest.[1]
Species and geographic ranges
The following species are recognized as being valid.[4]
- Phyllopezus heuteri Cacciali, Lotzkat, Gamble & G. Köhler, 2018 – Heuter's gecko – Paraguay
- Phyllopezus lutzae (Loveridge, 1941) – Lutz's gecko, Bogert's gecko, Lutz' marked gecko – Brazil
- Phyllopezus maranjonensis Koch, Venegas & Böhme, 2006[3] – Peru
- Phyllopezus periosus Rodrigues, 1986[2] – Paraíba gecko, Peraiba gecko – Brazil
- Phyllopezus pollicaris (Spix, 1825) – Brazilian gecko – Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil
- Phyllopezus przewalskii Koslowsky, 1895 – Przewalsky's gecko – Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay
Nota bene: An binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Phyllopezus.
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References
- 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: 943–953.
- Rodrigues MT (1986). "Um novo espécie do gênero Phyllopezus de Cabaceiras: Paraiba: Brasil; com comentários sobre a fauna de lagartos da área (Sauria, Gekkonidae)". Pap. Avulsos Zool. (Sao Paulo) 36: 237–250. (Phyllopezus periosus, new species). (in Portuguese).
- Koch C, Venegas P, Böhme W (2006). "A remarkable discovery: description of a big-growing new gecko (Squamata: Gekkonidae: Phyllopezus) from northwestern Peru". Salamandra 42: 145–150. (Phyllopezus maranjoensis, new species).
- Genus Phyllopezus at The Reptile Database. www.reptile-database.org.
Further reading
- Peters W (1877). "Bemerkungen über neue oder weniger bekannte Amphibien ". Monatsberichte der Königlich Preussischen Akademie der Wissenschaften zur Berlin 1877: 415-423. (Phyllopezus, new genus, p. 415). (in German).
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