Phyllopezus

Phyllopezus is a genus of South American geckos, lizards in the family Phyllodactylidae. The genus contains eight described species.<ref name="Gamble et al.">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.</ref><ref name=Rod>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).</ref><ref name=KVB>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).</ref>

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.<ref name="Gamble et al."/>

Species and geographic ranges

The following species are recognized as being valid.<ref>Template:EMBL genus. www.reptile-database.org.</ref>

• Phyllopezus diamantino Template:Small
• Phyllopezus heuteri Template:Small – Heuter's gecko – Paraguay
• Phyllopezus lutzae Template:Small – Lutz's gecko, Bogert's gecko, Lutz' marked gecko – Brazil
• Phyllopezus maranjonensis Template:Small<ref name=KVB/> – Peru
• Phyllopezus periosus Template:Small<ref name=Rod/> – Paraíba gecko, Peraiba gecko – Brazil
• Phyllopezus pollicaris Template:Small – Brazilian gecko – Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil
• Phyllopezus przewalskii Template:Small – Przewalsky's gecko – Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay
• Phyllopezus selmae Template:Small

Nota bene: An binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Phyllopezus.

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).