Phyllopezus is a genus of South American geckos, lizards in the family Phyllodactylidae. The genus contains eight described species.[1][2][3]

Phyllopezus
Phyllopezus pollicaris
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Phyllodactylidae
Genus: Phyllopezus
W. Peters, 1877

Habitat

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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

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The following species are recognized as being valid.[4]

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

References

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  1. ^ a b 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.
  2. ^ a b 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).
  3. ^ a b 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).
  4. ^ Genus Phyllopezus at The Reptile Database. www.reptile-database.org.

Further reading

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  • 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).