Citation: Midtgaard, Rune. RepFocus - A Survey of the Reptiles of the World. (www.repfocus.dk).
Latest update: May 12th, 2024.
 
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Genus
Phyllodactylus
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American Leaf-toed Geckos
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Amerikanische Blattfingergeckos
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Amerikanske Bladfingergekkoer
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1828 |  |
Phyllodactylus Gray (type species: Phyllodactylus pulcher Gray 1828) |
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1843 | |
Discodactylus Fitzinger (type species: Phyllodactylus tuberculosus Wiegmann 1835; syn. Wermuth 1965) |
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1845 | |
Gerrhopygus Gray (type species: Diplodactylus gerrhopygus Wiegmann 1835; syn. Wermuth 1965) |
Contents:
69 species, of which 62 (89.9%) are endemic.
Endemism: 0%  100%
Remarks:
Previously included species now placed in other genera (and partly other families):
Afrogecko
(Gekkonidae),
Asaccus,
Christinus
(Gekkonidae),
Cryptactites
(Gekkonidae),
Dixonius
(Gekkonidae),
Euleptes
(Sphaerodactylidae),
Goggia
(Gekkonidae),
Haemodracon,
Matoatoa
(Gekkonidae),
Paroedura
(Gekkonidae), and
Urocotyledon
(Gekkonidae).
Distribution:
SW. USA, Mexico, Central America, W. and NW, South America, West Indies.
Reported from:
Aruba,
Barbados,
Belize,
Bonaire,
Chile,
Colombia
(incl.
Malpelo),
Costa Rica,
Curacao,
Dominican Republic,
Ecuador
(incl.
Galapagos Islands
[Baltra,
Bartholome,
Caldwell,
Champion,
Daphne Major,
Enderby,
Espanola,
Fernandina,
Floreana,
Gardner-near-Floreana,
Isabela,
North Seymour,
Pinzon,
Plaza Norte,
Plaza Sur,
San Cristóbal,
Santa Cruz,
Santa Fe,
Santiago,
Tortuga,
Wolf]),
El Salvador,
Guatemala,
Haiti,
Honduras
(incl.
Islas de la Bahia
[Barbareta,
Cayos Cochinos
(Cayo Cochino Major,
Cayo Cochino Pequeño),
Guanaja,
Isla Morat,
Roatan,
Utila]),
Mexico
(Baja California Norte
[incl.
Isla Angel de la Guarda,
Isla Partida Norte],
Baja California Sur
[incl.
Isla Cerralvo,
Isla Santa Catalina],
Chiapas,
Chihuahua,
Colima,
Durango,
Guerrero,
Jalisco,
Mexico State,
Michoacan,
Morelos,
Nayarit
[incl.
Islas Marias
(Maria Cleofas,
Maria Madre,
Maria Magdalena)],
Oaxaca,
Puebla,
Quintana Roo,
Sinaloa,
Sonora
[incl.
Isla San Pedro Nolasco],
Zacatecas),
Nicaragua,
Peru,
Puerto Rico,
USA
(California),
Venezuela
(incl.
Blanquilla,
Los Frailes,
Margarita,
Tortuga).
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Phyllodactylus andysabini
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Wolf Volcano Leaf-toed Gecko, (Andy Sabin's Leaf-toed Gecko)
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Wolf-Volcano-Blattfingergecko
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Wolf Volcano-bladfingergekko
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2019 | |
Phyllodactylus andysabini Arteaga, Bustamante, Vieira, Tapia, Carrión & Guayasamin |
Distribution:
Ecuador
(Galapagos Islands:
Isabela).
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Phyllodactylus angelensis
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Angel de la Guarda Island Leaf-toed Gecko
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Angel-de-la-Guarda-Blattfingergecko
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Angel de la Guarda-bladfingergekko
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1966 | |
Phyllodactylus angelensis Dixon |
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1966 | |
Phyllodactylus tinklei Dixon (syn. Ramírez-Reyes, Blair, Flores-Villela, Piñero, Lathrop & Murphy 2020) |
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1966 | |
Phyllodactylus xanti estebanensis Dixon (tentative syn. Ramírez-Reyes, Blair, Flores-Villela, Piñero, Lathrop & Murphy 2020) |
Remarks:
Previously regarded as a synonym of xanti (e.g., Grismer 1999).
Revalidated as separate species by Ramírez-Reyes, Blair, Flores-Villela, Piñero, Lathrop & Murphy (2020), although regarded as such already by Liner & Casas-Andreu (eds.) (2008),
but without discussion.
Distribution:
Mexico
(Baja California Norte
[Isla Angel de la Guarda,
Isla Rasa,
Isla Salsipuedes,
Isla San Esteban,
Isla San Lorenzo Norte,
Isla San Lorenzo Sur],
Sonora
[Isla Tiburon]).
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Phyllodactylus angustidigitus
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Ica Leaf-toed Gecko
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Ica-Blattfingergecko
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Ica-bladfingergekko
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1970 | |
Phyllodactylus angustidigitus Dixon & Huey |
Distribution:
Peru.
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Phyllodactylus apricus
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Las Animas Island Leaf-toed Gecko
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Las-Animas-Blattfingergecko
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Las Animas-bladfingergekko
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1966 | |
Phyllodactylus apricus Dixon |
Remarks:
Previously regarded as a synonym of xanti (e.g., Grismer 1999).
Revalidated as separate species by Ramírez-Reyes, Blair, Flores-Villela, Piñero, Lathrop & Murphy (2020), although regarded as such already by Liner & Casas-Andreu (eds.) (2008),
but without discussion.
Distribution:
Mexico
(Baja California Sur:
Isla Las Animas).
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Phyllodactylus barringtonensis
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Santa Fé Leaf-toed Gecko
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Santa-Fé-Blattfingergecko
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Santa Fé-bladfingergekko
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1912 | |
Phyllodactylus barringtonensis Van Denburgh |
Distribution:
Galapagos Islands
(Santa Fe).
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Phyllodactylus baurii
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Floreana Leaf-toed Gecko, Pinta Leaf-toed Gecko, (Baur's Leaf-toed Gecko)
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Floreana-Blattfingergecko
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Floreana-bladfingergekko
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1892 | |
Phyllodactylus baurii Garman |
Remarks:
Previously included gorii.
Distribution:
Galapagos Islands
(Caldwell,
Champion,
Enderby,
Floreana,
Gardner-near-Floreana).
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Phyllodactylus benedettii
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Jaliscan Leaf-toed Gecko
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Jalisco-Blattfingergecko
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Jalisco-bladfingergekko
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2018 | |
Phyllodactylus benedettii Ramírez-Reyes & Flores-Villela |
Remarks:
Previously regarded as a population of lanei.
Distribution:
Mexico
(Jalisco).
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Phyllodactylus bordai
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Guerreran Leaf-toed Gecko
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Guerrero-Blattfingergecko
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Guerrero-bladfingergekko
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1942 | |
Phyllodactylus bordai Taylor |
Distribution:
Mexico
(Guerrero,
Morelos,
Oaxaca,
Puebla).
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Phyllodactylus bugastrolepis
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Santa Catalina Island Leaf-toed Gecko
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Santa-Catalina-Blattfingergecko
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Santa Catalina-bladfingergekko
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1966 | |
Phyllodactylus bugastrolepis Dixon |
Distribution:
Mexico
(Baja California Sur:
Isla Santa Catalina).
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Phyllodactylus cleofasensis
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Maria Cleofas Leaf-toed Gecko
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Maria-Cleofas-Blattfingergecko
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Maria Cleofas-bladfingergekko
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2021 | |
Phyllodactylus cleofasensis Ramírez-Reyes, Barraza-Soltero, Nolasco-Luna, Flores-Villela & Escobedo-Galván |
Remarks:
Previously regarded as a population of saxatilis or tuberculosus (Ramírez-Reyes, Barraza-Soltero, Nolasco-Luna, Flores-Villela & Escobedo-Galván (2021).
Distribution:
Mexico
(Nayarit:
Islas Marias
[Maria Cleofas,
Maria Madre,
Maria Magdalena]).
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Phyllodactylus clinatus
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Piura Leaf-toed Gecko
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Piura-Blattfingergecko
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Piura-bladfingergekko
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1970 | |
Phyllodactylus clinatus Dixon & Huey |
Distribution:
Peru.
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Phyllodactylus coronatus
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Coronados Island Leaf-toed Gecko
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Coronados-Blattfingergecko
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Coronados-bladfingergekko
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1966 | |
Phyllodactylus xanti coronatus Dixon |
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Phyllodactylus nocticolus coronatus Liner 1994 |
Remarks:
Previously regarded as a subspecies of xanti or nocticolus (e.g., Liner 1994, 2007).
Raised to species status by Ramírez-Reyes, Blair, Flores-Villela, Piñero, Lathrop & Murphy (2020).
Distribution:
Mexico
(Baja California Sur
[Isla Carmen,
Isla Coronados]).
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Phyllodactylus darwini
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Darwin's Leaf-toed Gecko
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Darwins Blattfingergecko
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Darwins Bladfingergekko
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1942 | |
Phyllodactylus darwini Taylor |
Distribution:
Galapagos Islands
(San Cristóbal).
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Phyllodactylus davisi
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Colima Leaf-toed Gecko, (Davis' Leaf-toed Gecko)
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Colima-Blattfingergecko
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Colima-bladfingergekko
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1964 | |
Phyllodactylus davisi Dixon |
Distribution:
Mexico
(Colima,
Jalisco,
Michoacan).
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Phyllodactylus delcampi
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Tierra Colorada Leaf-toed Gecko, (Del Campo's Leaf-toed Gecko)
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Tierra-Colorada-Blattfingergecko
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Tierra Colorada-bladfingergekko
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1936 | |
Phyllodactylus delcampi Mosauer |
Remarks:
Specific epithet occasionally misspelled delcampoi (e.g., Wilson, Mata-Silva & Johnson 2013).
Distribution:
Mexico
(Guerrero).
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Phyllodactylus delsolari
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Northwest Peruvian Leaf-toed Gecko
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Nordwestperuvianischer Blattfingergecko
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Nordvestperuviansk Bladfingergekko
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2008 | |
Phyllodactylus delsolari Venegas, Townsend, Koch & Böhme |
Distribution:
Peru.
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Phyllodactylus dixoni
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Bolivar Leaf-toed Gecko
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Bolivar-Blattfingergecko
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Bolivar-bladfingergekko
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1968 | |
Phyllodactylus dixoni Rivero & Lancini |
Distribution:
Venezuela.
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Phyllodactylus duellmani
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Michoacan Pygmy Leaf-toed Gecko, (Duellman's Pygmy Leaf-toed Gecko)
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Michoacan-Blattfingergecko
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Michoacan-bladfingergekko
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1960 | |
Phyllodactylus duellmani Dixon |
Distribution:
Mexico
(Michoacan).
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Phyllodactylus duncanensis
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Pinzón Leaf-toed Gecko
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Pinzón-Blattfingergecko
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Pinzón-bladfingergekko
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1912 | |
Phyllodactylus galapagoensis duncanensis Van Denburgh (Wermuth 1965) |
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Phyllodactylus duncanensis Torres-Carvajal, Rodríguez-Guerra & Chaves 2016 |
Distribution:
Galapagos Islands
(Pinzon).
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Phyllodactylus galapagensis
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Santa Cruz Leaf-toed Gecko
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Santa-Cruz-Blattfingergecko
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Santa Cruz-bladfingergekko
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1869 | |
Phyllodactylus galapagensis Peters |
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1885 | |
Phyllodactylus galapagoensis Boulenger [sunstitute name for Phyllodactylus galapagensis Peters 1869] (Wermuth 1965) |
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1912 | |
Phyllodactylus galapagoensis daphnensis Denburgh |
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1982 | |
Phyllodactylus galapagensis olschkii Lanza |
Other common names:
daphnensis: Daphne Leaf-toed Gecko
galapagensis: Santa Cruz Leaf-toed Gecko
Remarks:
Previously included duncanensis and maresi.
Distribution:
Galapagos Islands
(Baltra,
Daphne Major,
North Seymour,
Plaza Norte,
Plaza Sur,
Santa Cruz).
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Phyllodactylus gerrhopygus
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Tacna Leaf-toed Gecko
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Tacna-Blattfingergecko
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Tacna-bladfingergekko
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1835 | |
Diplodactylus gerrhopygus Wiegmann |
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Phyllodactylus gerrhopygus Boulenger 1885 |
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1836 | |
Phyllodactylus gymnopygus Duméril & Bibron (Wermuth 1965) |
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1907 | |
Phyllodactylus heterurus Werner (Núñez & Jaksíc 1992) |
Distribution:
Chile,
Peru.
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Phyllodactylus gilberti
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Wolf Island Leaf-toed Gecko, Wenman Leaf-toed Gecko
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Wolf-Blattfingergecko
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Wolf-bladfingergekko
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1903 | |
Phyllodactylus gilberti Heller |
Distribution:
Galapagos Islands
(Wolf).
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Phyllodactylus gorii
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Española Leaf-toed Gecko
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Española-Blattfingergecko
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Española-bladfingergekko
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1982 | |
Phyllodactylus baurii gorii Lanza |
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Phyllodactylus gorii Torres-Carvajal, Rodríguez-Guerra & Chaves 2016 |
Distribution:
Galapagos Islands
(Espanola,
Gardner-near-Espanola).
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Phyllodactylus hispaniolae
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Dominican Leaf-toed Gecko
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Hispaniola-Blattfingergecko
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Hispaniolansk Bladfingergekko
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1980 | |
Phyllodactylus wirshingi hispaniolae Schwartz |
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Phyllodactylus hispaniolae Weiss & Hedges 2007 |
Distribution:
Dominican Republic.
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Phyllodactylus homolepidurus
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Sonoran Leaf-toed Gecko
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Sonora-Blattfingergecko
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Sonora-bladfingergekko
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1935 | |
Phyllodactylus homolepidurus Smith |
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1964 | |
Phyllodactylus homolepidurus nolascoensis Dixon (Grismer 1999) |
Other common names:
homolepidurus: Common Sonoran Leaf-toed Gecko
nolascoensis: San Pedro Nolasco Gecko
Remarks:
Duellman's (1961) record of this species from Michoacan refer to davisi.
Distribution:
Mexico
(Sinaloa,
Sonora
[incl.
Isla San Pedro Nolasco]).
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Phyllodactylus inaequalis
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Pacasmayo Leaf-toed Gecko
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Pacasmayo-Blattfingergecko
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Pacasmayo-bladfingergekko
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1875 | |
Phyllodactylus inaequalis Cope |
Distribution:
Peru.
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Phyllodactylus insularis
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Belize Leaf-toed Gecko, Island Leaf-toed Gecko
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Belize-Blattfingergecko
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Belize-bladfingergekko
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1960 | |
Phyllodactylus insularis Dixon |
Distribution:
Belize.
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Phyllodactylus interandinus
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Andes Leaf-toed Gecko
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Andes-Blattfingergecko
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Andes-bladfingergekko
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1970 | |
Phyllodactylus interandinus Dixon & Huey |
Distribution:
Peru.
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Phyllodactylus isabelae
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Marietas Islands Leaf-toed Gecko
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Marietas-Blattfingergecko
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Marietas-bladfingergekko
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1992 | |
Phyllodactylus lanei isabelae Castro-Franco & Uribe-Peña |
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Phyllodactylus isabelae Ramírez-Reyes, Piñero, Flores-Villela & Vázquez-Domínguez 2017 |
Distribution:
Mexico
(Nayarit:
Islas Marietas).
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Phyllodactylus johnwrighti
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Cajamarca Leaf-toed Gecko
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Cajamarca-Blattfingergecko
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Cajamarca-bladfingergekko
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1970 | |
Phyllodactylus johnwrighti Dixon & Huey |
Distribution:
Peru.
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Phyllodactylus julieni
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Aruba Leaf-toed Gecko
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Aruba-Blattfingergecko
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Aruba-bladfingergekko
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1885 | |
Phyllodactylus julieni Cope |
Distribution:
Aruba.
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Phyllodactylus kofordi
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Peruvian Coastal Leaf-toed Gecko
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Peruvianischer Küsten-Blattfingergecko
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Peruviansk Kyst-bladfingergekko
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1970 | |
Phyllodactylus kofordi Dixon & Huey |
Distribution:
Ecuador,
Peru.
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Phyllodactylus kropotkini
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Balsas Leaf-toed Gecko
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Balsas-Blattfingergecko
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Balsas-bladfingergekko
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2018 | |
Phyllodactylus kropotkini Ramírez-Reyes & Flores-Villela |
Remarks:
Previously regarded as a population of lanei.
Distribution:
Mexico
(Guerrero).
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Phyllodactylus lanei
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West Mexican Leaf-toed Gecko, (Lane's Leaf-toed Gecko)
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Westmexikanischer Blattfingergecko
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Vestmexicansk Bladfingergekko
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1935 | |
Phyllodactylus lanei Smith |
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1940 | |
Phyllodactylus magnatuberculatus Taylor [part] (Wermuth 1965) |
Remarks:
Now restricted to Guerrero (Ramírez-Reyes & Flores-Villela 2018).
Previously included isabelae, lupitae, rupinus, and the populations now assigned to benedettii and kropotkini.
Records from Oaxaca (e.g., Casas-Andreu, Mendez-de la Cruz & Aguilar-Miguel 2004; Martín-Regalado, Gómez-Ugalde & Cisneros-Palacios 2011) represent an
undescribed species (Ramírez-Reyes & Flores-Villela 2018).
Taxonomic status of records from Morelos (e.g., Arechaga-Ocampo, Montalban-Huidobro & Castro-Franco 2008) is unclear.
Distribution:
Mexico
(Guerrero,
Morelos).
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Phyllodactylus leei
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San Cristóbal Leaf-toed Gecko
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San-Cristóbal-Blattfingergecko
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San Cristóbal-bladfingergekko
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1889 | |
Phyllodactylus leei Cope |
Distribution:
Galapagos Islands
(San Cristóbal).
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Phyllodactylus leoni
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León River Leaf-toed Gecko
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Léon-Blattfingergecko
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Léon-bladfingergekko
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2013 | |
Phyllodactylus leoni Torres-Carvajal, Carvajal-Campos, Barnes, Nicholls & Pozo-Andrade |
Distribution:
Ecuador.
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Phyllodactylus lepidopygus
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West Peruvian Leaf-toed Gecko
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Westperuvianischer Blattfingergecko
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Vestperuviansk Bladfingergekko
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1845 | |
Diplodactylus lepidopygus Tschudi |
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1845 | |
Discodactylus phacophorus Tschudi (Dixon & Huey 1970) |
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1878 | |
Phyllodactylus nigrofasciatus Cope (Dixon & Huey 1970) |
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1900 | |
Phyllodactylus variegatus Werner (Dixon & Huey 1970) |
Distribution:
Peru.
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Phyllodactylus lupitae
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Isla la Peña Leaf-toed Gecko
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La-Peña-Blattfingergecko
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La Peña-Bladfingergekko
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1992 | |
Phyllodactylus lanei lupitae Castro-Franco & Uribe-Peña |
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Phyllodactylus lupitae Ramírez-Reyes, Piñero, Flores-Villela & Vázquez-Domínguez 2017 |
Distribution:
Mexico
(Nayarit:
Isla la Peña).
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Phyllodactylus magister
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Perico Leaf-toed Gecko
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Perico-Blattfingergecko
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Perico-bladfingergekko
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1924 | |
Phyllodactylus magister Noble |
Remarks:
Previously regarded as a synonym of reisii (e.g., Dixon & Huey 1970).
Revalidated by Koch, Flecks, Venegas, Bialke, Valverde & Rödder (2016).
Distribution:
Peru.
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Phyllodactylus magnus
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Greater Yellow-bellied Leaf-toed Gecko
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Grosser Gelbbauchen-Blattfingergecko
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Stor Gulbuget Bladfingergekko
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1942 | |
Phyllodactylus magnus Taylor |
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Phyllodactylus tuberculosus magnus Dixon 1964 |
Remarks:
Previously regarded as a subspecies of tuberculosus (e.g., Dixon 1964).
Revalidated as a separate species by Ramírez-Reyes, Flores-Villela, Pinero, Lathrop & Murphy (2021).
Although reported from Colima [as tuberculosus] (Lemos-Espinal, Smith, Pierce & Painter 2020), presence in the state needs confirmation
(Reyes-Velasco, Grünwald, Jones & Ahumada-Carrillo 2020).
Distribution:
Mexico
(Chiapas,
Guerrero,
Morelos,
Oaxaca).
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Phyllodactylus maresi
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Mares Leaf-toed Gecko
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Mares-Blattfingergecko
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Mares-bladfingergekko
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1982 | |
Phyllodactylus galapagensis maresi Lanza |
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Phyllodactylus maresi Arteaga, Bustamante, Vieira, Tapia, Carrión & Guayasamin 2019 |
Distribution:
Ecuador
(Galapagos Islands:
Bartolome,
Cousins,
Marchena,
Rabida,
Santiago).
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Phyllodactylus martini
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Curacao Leaf-toed Gecko, (Dutch Leaf-toed Gecko)
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Curacao-Blattfingergecko
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Curacao-bladfingergekko
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1887 | |
Phyllodactylus martini Lidth de Jeude |
Distribution:
Bonaire,
Curacao.
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Phyllodactylus microphyllus
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Rio Jequetepeque Leaf-toed Gecko
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Rio-Jequetepeque-Blattfingergecko
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Jequetepeque-bladfingergekko
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1875 | |
Phyllodactylus microphyllus Cope |
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1910 | |
Phyllodactylus lobensis Werner (Dixon & Huey 1970) |
Distribution:
Peru.
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Phyllodactylus muralis
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Oaxacan Leaf-toed Gecko
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Oaxaca-Blattfingergecko
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Oaxaca-bladfingergekko
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1939 | |
Phyllodactylus muralis Taylor |
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1964 | |
Phyllodactylus muralis isthmus Dixon |
Other common names:
isthmus: Isthmian Leaf-toed Gecko
muralis: Common Oaxacan Leaf-toed Gecko
Distribution:
Mexico
(Oaxaca).
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Phyllodactylus nocticolus
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Peninsular Leaf-toed Gecko, (Insular Leaf-toed Gecko)
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Baja-California-Blattfingergecko
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Baja California-bladfingergekko
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1964 | |
Phyllodactylus xanti nocticolus Dixon |
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Phyllodactylus nocticolus Murphy 1983 |
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1964 | |
Phyllodactylus xanti zweifeli Dixon |
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Phyllodactylus nocticolus zweifeli Liner 1994 |
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1966 | |
Phyllodactylus xanti acorius Dixon |
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Phyllodactylus nocticolus acorius Liner 1994 |
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1966 | |
Phyllodactylus xanti angulus Dixon |
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Phyllodactylus nocticolus angulus Liner 1994 |
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1966 | |
Phyllodactylus xanti circus Dixon |
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Phyllodactylus nocticolus circus Liner 1994 |
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1971 | |
Phyllodactylus xanti sloani Bostic |
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Phyllodactylus nocticolus sloani Liner 1994 |
Other common names:
acorius: San Diego Island Leaf-toed Gecko
angulus: Salsipuedes Islands Leaf-toed Gecko
circus: San Ildefonso Island Leaf-toed Gecko
sloani: Sloan's Leaf-toed Gecko
zweifeli: Zweifel's Leaf-toed Gecko
Remarks:
This species and its subspecies were previously regarded as subspecies of xanti (e.g., Wermuth 1965).
Murphy (1983) first suggested specific distinctness of nocticolus, which was supported by Blair, Mendez de la Cruz, Ngo, Lindell, Lathrop & Murphy (2009).
Records from Sonora refer to estebanensis, herein tentatively regarded as a synonym of angelensis, based on Ramírez-Reyes, Blair, Flores-Villela, Piñero, Lathrop & Murphy (2020).
Distribution:
Mexico
(Baja California Norte,
Baja California Sur),
USA
(California).
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Phyllodactylus nolascoensis
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San Pedro Nolasco Leaf-toed Gecko
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San-Pedro-Nolasco-Blattfingergecko
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San Pedro Nolasco-bladfingergekko
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1964 | |
Phyllodactylus homolepidurus nolascoensis Dixon |
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Phyllodactylus nolascoensis Lemos-Espinal 2015 |
Distribution:
Mexico
(Sonora:
Isla San Pedro Nolasco).
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Phyllodactylus pachamama
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Chachapoyas Leaf-toed Gecko
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Chachapoyas-Blattfingergecko
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Chachapoyas-bladfingergekko
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2016 | |
Phyllodactylus pachamama Koch, Flecks, Venegas, Bialke, Valverde & Rödder |
Distribution:
Peru.
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Phyllodactylus palmeus
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Roatán Leaf-toed Gecko, (Islas de la Bahia Leaf-toed Gecko, Bay Islands Leaf-toed Gecko)
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Roatán-Blattfingergecko
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Roatán-bladfingergekko
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1968 | |
Phyllodactylus palmeus Dixon |
Remarks:
Records from Guanaja Island refer to paralepis (McCranie & Hedges 2013).
Distribution:
Honduras
(Islas de la Bahia
[Barbareta,
Cayos Cochinos
(Cayo Cochino Major,
Cayo Cochino Pequeño),
Isla Morat,
Roatan,
Utila]).
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Phyllodactylus papenfussi
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Mezcala Leaf-toed Gecko
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Mezcala-Blattfingergecko
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Mezcala-bladfingergekko
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2009 | |
Phyllodactylus papenfussi Murphy, Blair & Mendez de la Cruz |
Distribution:
Mexico
(Guerrero).
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Phyllodactylus paralepis
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Guanaja Leaf-toed Gecko
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Guanaja-Blattfingergecko
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Guanaja-bladfingergekko
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2013 | |
Phyllodactylus paralepis McCranie & Hedges |
Distribution:
Honduras
(Islas de la Bahia:
Guanaja).
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Phyllodactylus partitus
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Partida Norte Island Leaf-toed Gecko
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Partida-Norte-Blattfingergecko
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Partida Norte-bladfingergekko
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1966 | |
Phyllodactylus partitus Dixon (the author also used the spelling partidus in a figure in the original description) |
Remarks:
Specific epithet often erroneously spelled partidus (e.g., Flores-Villela 1993; Liner 1994; Liner & Casas-Andreu (eds.) 2008; Jones & Lovich (eds.) 2009; Wilson & Johnson 2010).
Although named after the type locality, Isla Partida, the original spelling, partitus, is retained herein.
Distribution:
Mexico
(Baja California Norte
[incl.
Isla Partida Norte]).
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Phyllodactylus paucituberculatus
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Rio Marquez Valley Gecko
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Marquez-Blattfingergecko
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Marquez-bladfingergekko
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1960 | |
Phyllodactylus paucituberculatus Dixon |
Distribution:
Mexico
(Michoacan).
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Phyllodactylus pulcher
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Barbados Leaf-toed Gecko
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Barbados-Blattfingergecko
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Barbados-bladfingergekko
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1828 | |
Phyllodactylus pulcher Gray |
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1863 | |
Phyllodactylus spatulatus Cope (Wermuth 1965) |
Distribution:
Barbados.
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Phyllodactylus pumilus
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Ecuadorian Dwarf Leaf-toed Gecko
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Ecuadorianischer Blattfingergecko
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Ecuadoriansk Bladfingergekko
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1970 | |
Phyllodactylus pumilus Dixon & Huey |
Distribution:
Ecuador.
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Phyllodactylus reissii
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Guayaquil Leaf-toed Gecko
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Guayaquil-Blattfingergecko
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Guayaquil-bladfingergekko
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1862 | |
Phyllodactylus reissii Peters |
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1900 | |
Phyllodactylus baessleri Werner (Dixon & Huey 1970) |
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1900 | |
Phyllodactylus guayaquilensis Werner (Dixon & Huey 1970) |
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1913 | |
Phyllodactylus abrupteseriatus Werner (Dixon & Huey 1970) |
Introduced to:
Ecuador
(Galapagos Islands
[Isabela,
San Cristóbal,
Santa Cruz]).
Distribution:
Ecuador
(mainland),
Peru.
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Phyllodactylus rupinus
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Lombardia Leaf-toed Gecko
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Lombardia-Blattfingergecko
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Lombardia-bladfingergekko
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|
1964 | |
Phyllodactylus lanei rupinus Dixon |
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Phyllodactylus rupinus Ramírez-Reyes, Piñero, Flores-Villela & Vázquez-Domínguez 2017 |
Remarks:
Previously regarded as a subspecies of lanei.
Now restricted to Michoacan (Ramírez-Reyes & Flores-Villela 2018).
Taxonomic status of records from Colima (e.g., Smith & Taylor 1950; Duellman 1958b), Mexico state (e.g., Camarillo-Rangel 1983; Camarillo-Rangel,
Aguilar-Cortes & Gonzalez-Ruiz 1985; Camarillo-R. & Smith in Strimple & Strimple 1992), Islas Marias, Nayarit (e.g., Smith & Taylor 1950; Zweifel 1960),
Sinaloa (e.g., Smith & Taylor 1950; Lewis & Johnson 1956), and Zacatecas (e.g., Bañuelos-Alamillo, Trujillo-de la Torre, Quintero-Díaz & Carbajal-Márquez 2017)
is unclear.
Distribution:
Mexico
(Michoacan).
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Phyllodactylus rutteni
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Blanquilla Leaf-toed Gecko
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Blanquilla-Blattfingergecko
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Blanquilla-bladfingergekko
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|
1947 | |
Phyllodactylus rutteni Hummelinck |
Distribution:
Venezuela
(incl.
Blanquilla,
Tortuga).
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Phyllodactylus santacruzensis
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Santa Cruz Island Leaf-toed Gecko
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Santa-Cruz-Blattfingergecko
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Santa Cruz-bladfingergekko
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|
1966 | |
Phyllodactylus santacruzensis Dixon |
Remarks:
Previously regarded as a synonym of xanti (e.g., Grismer 1999).
Revalidated as separate species by Ramírez-Reyes, Blair, Flores-Villela, Piñero, Lathrop & Murphy (2020), although regarded as such already by Liner & Casas-Andreu (eds.) (2008),
but without discussion.
Distribution:
Mexico
(Baja California Sur:
Isla Santa Cruz).
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Phyllodactylus saxatilis
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Stone Yellow-bellied Leaf-toed Gecko
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Sinaloa-Blattfingergecko
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Sinaloa-bladfingergekko
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|
1964 | |
Phyllodactylus tuberculosus saxatilis Dixon |
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Phyllodactylus saxatilis Ramírez-Reyes, Flores-Villela, Pinero, Lathrop & Murphy 2021 |
Remarks:
Records from Islas Marias, Nayarit, refer to cleofasensis
(Ramírez-Reyes, Barraza-Soltero, Nolasco-Luna, Flores-Villela & Escobedo-Galván 2021; Nolasco-Luna, Barraza-Soltero, López-Montes, Moreno-López & Escobedo-Galván 2022).
Although included for Jalisco [as tuberculosus] by some authors (e.g., Wermuth 1965; Lemos-Espinal & Smith 2007; Cruz-Sáenz, Guerrero, Lazcano & Télles-López 2009), presence in the
state is considered undocumented herein, following Cruz-Sáenz, Muñoz-Nolasco, Mata-Silva, Johnson, García-Padilla & Wilson (2017), who did not list the species.
Distribution:
Mexico
(Chihuahua,
Durango,
Nayarit,
Sinaloa
[incl.
Isla del Farallón],
Sonora).
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Phyllodactylus sentosus
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Lima Leaf-toed Gecko
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Lima-Blattfingergecko
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Lima-bladfingergekko
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|
1970 | |
Phyllodactylus sentosus Dixon & Huey |
Distribution:
Peru.
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Phyllodactylus simpsoni
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Western Galapagos Leaf-toed Gecko, (Simpson's Leaf-toed Gecko)
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Westlicher Galapagos-Blattfingergecko
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Vestlig Galapagos-bladfingergekko
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|
2019 | |
Phyllodactylus simpsoni Arteaga, Bustamante, Vieira, Tapia, Carrión & Guayasamin |
Distribution:
Ecuador
(Galapagos Islands:
Cowley,
Fernandina,
Isabela,
Tortuga).
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Phyllodactylus sommeri
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Haitian Leaf-toed Gecko
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Haitianischer Blattfingergecko
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Haitiansk Bladfingergekko
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|
1980 | |
Phyllodactylus wirshingi sommeri Schwartz |
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Phyllodactylus sommeri Weiss & Hedges 2007 |
Distribution:
Haiti.
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Phyllodactylus thompsoni
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Amazonas Leaf-toed Gecko
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Amazonas-Blattfingergecko
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Amazonas-bladfingergekko
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2008 | |
Phyllodactylus thompsoni Venegas, Townsend, Koch & Böhme |
Distribution:
Peru.
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Phyllodactylus transversalis
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Malpelo Island Leaf-toed Gecko, (Colombian Leaf-toed Gecko)
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Malpelo-Blattfingergecko
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Malpelo-bladfingergekko
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|
1975 | |
Phyllodactylus transversalis Huey |
Distribution:
Colombia
(Malpelo).
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Phyllodactylus tuberculosus
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Central American Yellow-bellied Leaf-toed Gecko, Tuberculated Leaf-toed Gecko, Tubercular Gecko, (Common Leaf-toed Gecko)
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Zentralamerikanischer Gelbbauchen-Blattfingergecko
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Centralamerikansk Gulbuget Bladfingergekko
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|
1835 | |
Phyllodactylus tuberculosus Wiegmann |
|
1940 | |
Phyllodactylus magnatuberculatus Taylor [part] (Wermuth 1965) |
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1952 | |
Phyllodactylus eduardofischeri Mertens (Wermuth 1965) |
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1964 | |
Phyllodactylus tuberculosus ingeri Dixon |
Other common names:
ingeri: Inger's Yellow-bellied Leaf-toed Gecko
tuberculosus: Common Yellow-bellied Leaf-toed Gecko
Remarks:
Previously included magnus, saxatilis, and the populations now assigned to cleofasensis.
Older records from San Cristobal, Galapagos Islands (e.g., Denburgh 1912) refer to darwini, a later described species (Taylor 1942).
This was apparently overlooked by Swash & Still (2005), who continued to refer to this population as tuberculosus.
Distribution:
Belize,
Costa Rica,
El Salvador,
Guatemala,
Honduras,
Mexico
(Quintana Roo),
Nicaragua.
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Phyllodactylus tuberculosus
© Henrik Bringsøe
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Phyllodactylus unctus
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San Lucan Leaf-toed Gecko
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San-Lucas-Blattfingergecko
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San Lucas-bladfingergekko
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1864 | |
Phyllodactylus unctus Cope |
Distribution:
Mexico
(Baja California Sur
[incl.
Isla Cerralvo]).
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Phyllodactylus ventralis
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Venezuelan Leaf-toed Gecko, Margarita Leaf-toed Gecko
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Venezuelanischer Blattfingergecko
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Venezuelansk Bladfingergekko
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|
1875 | |
Phyllodactylus ventralis O'Shaughnessy |
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1935 | |
Phyllodactylus mülleri Parker (Dixon 1962) |
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1962 | |
Phyllodactylus underwoodi Dixon (Dixon & Huey 1970) |
Distribution:
Colombia,
Venezuela
(incl.
Los Frailes,
Isla Margarita).
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Phyllodactylus wirshingi
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Puerto Rican Leaf-toed Gecko
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Puertoricanischer Blattfingergecko
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Puertoricansk Bladfingergekko
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|
1935 | |
Phyllodactylus wirshingi Kerster & Smith |
Remarks:
Previously included hispaniolae and sommeri. Records from Hispaniola (Dominican Republic and Haiti) refer to these species.
Distribution:
Puerto Rico.
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Phyllodactylus xanti
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Baja Cape Leaf-toed Gecko, (Peninsular Leaf-toed Gecko)
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Kap-Blattfingergecko
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Kap-bladfingergekko
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1864 | |
Phyllodactylus xanti Cope |
Remarks:
Previously included angelensis, apricus, coronatus, nocticolus, and santacruzensis (e.g., Wermuth 1965; Grismer 1999).
Now restricted to the Cape region of Baja California (Blair, Mendez-de la Cruz, Ngo, Lindell, Lathrop & Murphy 2009; Ramírez-Reyes, Blair, Flores-Villela, Piñero, Lathrop & Murphy 2020).
Distribution:
Mexico
(Baja California Sur).
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