Biology:Western leaf-toed gecko

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Short description: Species of lizard

Western leaf-toed gecko
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Phyllodactylidae
Genus: Phyllodactylus
Species:
P. lepidopygus
Binomial name
Phyllodactylus lepidopygus
(Tschudi, 1845)
Synonyms[2]
  • Phyllodactylus phacophorus Diplodactylus lepidopygus
  • Tschudi, 1845 Tschudi, 1845
  • (Tschudi, 1845) Phyllodactylus variegatus
  • Phyllodactylus nigrofasciatus Werner, 1901
  • Discodactylus phacophorus Cope, 1878

The western leaf-toed gecko (Phyllodactylus lepidopygus) is a species of gecko. It is endemic to Peru. It was described by Johann Jakob von Tschudi in 1845.[2]

The species' natural habitat is restricted to the central coast of Peru, between the regions of Ica and Ancash. In the Lima region, a large portion of its coastal habitat has been negatively affected by urban development. Within the city of Lima, sightings were reported in 2004 in the Pantanos de Villa Reserved Zone, where the species may have found a good opportunity to survive. Large populations of this species are found in the lomas (fog-supported vegetation communities) of Pachacamac and Lachay.

References and external links

  • Original description was done by Tschudi, J. J. von in 1845 in "Untersuchungen über die Fauna Peruana. Herpetologie". Scheitlin & Zollikofer, St. Gallen, p. 38.
  • Systematic account, natural history and distribution of this gecko are found in Dixon, J.R. & R.B. Huey in 1970 in "Systematics of the lizards of the gekkonid genus Phyllodactylus of mainland South America". Contributions in science, Los Angeles County Museum of Natural History 192: 1-78.

Wikidata ☰ Q3021104 entry