Phyllopezus
| Phyllopezus | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Phyllodactylidae |
| Genus: | Phyllopezus W. Peters, 1877 |
Phyllopezus is a genus of South American geckos, which contains four described species.[1][2][3]
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]
Taxonomy
Phyllopezus pollicaris is composed of numerous undescribed species.[4]
Species and subspecies
The following species and subspecies are recognized.[5]
- Lutz's gecko, Phyllopezus lutzae (Loveridge, 1941)
- Marañon giant gecko, Phyllopezus maranjonensis Koch, Venegas & Böhme, 2006
- Peraiba gecko, Phyllopezus periosus Rodrigues, 1986
- Brazilian gecko, Phyllopezus pollicaris (Spix, 1825)
- Phyllopezus pollicaris pollicaris (Spix, 1825)
- Phyllopezus pollicaris przewalskii Koslowsky, 1895
Nota bene: An authority in parentheses indicates that the species or subspecies was originally described in a genus other than Phyllopezus.
References
- ^ 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.
- ^ Rodrigues MT. 1986. "Um novo espécie do gênero Phyllopezus de Cabaceiras: Paraiba: Brasil; com comentários sobre a fauna de lagartos sa área (Sauria, Gekkonidae)". Pap. Avulsos Zool. (Sao Paulo) 36: 237–250.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Werneck FP, Gamble T, Colli GR, Rodrigues MT, Sites JW. 2012. Deep diversification and long-term persistence in the South American "dry diagonal": Integrating continent-wide phylogeography and distribution modeling of geckos. Evolution 66: 3014–3034.
- ^ The Reptile Database. www.reptile-database.org.