Phyllopezus

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

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.

The following species are recognized as being valid.

Phyllopezus diamantino Dubeux, Goncalves, Palmeira, Nunes, Cassimiro, Gamble, Werneck, Rodrigues, & Mott, 2022
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 – Peru
Phyllopezus periosus Rodrigues, 1986 – 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
Phyllopezus selmae Dubeux, Goncalves, Palmeira, Nunes, Cassimiro, Gamble, Werneck, Rodrigues, & Mott, 2022

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

1 2 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.
1 2 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).
1 2 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.