''Phyllodactylus'' is a
genus
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of
gecko
Geckos are small, mostly carnivorous lizards that have a wide distribution, found on every continent except Antarctica. Belonging to the infraorder Gekkota, geckos are found in warm climates. They range from .
Geckos are unique among lizards ...
s distributed in
South America
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and
Central America
Central America is a subregion of North America. Its political boundaries are defined as bordering Mexico to the north, Colombia to the southeast, the Caribbean to the east, and the Pacific Ocean to the southwest. Central America is usually ...
, and as far north as the southern
United States
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. They are commonly known as "
leaf-toed geckos" in their native range, and otherwise as American leaf-toed geckos to distinguish them from unrelated genera with similar feet.
Species
''Phyllodactylus'' contains these species:
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Phyllodactylus andysabini''
Arteaga, Bustamante, Vieira, Tapia & Guayasamin, 2019 – Andy Sabin's leaf-toed gecko, Wolf Volcano leaf-toed gecko
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Phyllodactylus angustidigitus''
Dixon & Huey, 1970 – narrow leaf-toed gecko
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Phyllodactylus apricus
The Las Animas Island gecko (''Phyllodactylus apricus'') is a species of gecko. It is endemic to Isla Las Ánimas in Mexico
Mexico, officially the United Mexican States, is a country in North America. It is the northernmost country in Lat ...
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Dixon, 1966 – Las Animas Island gecko
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Phyllodactylus barringtonensis''
Van Denburgh, 1912 – Barrington leaf-toed gecko
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Phyllodactylus baurii''
Garman Garman is a surname or first name. Notable people with the name include:
Sports
* Ann Garman, All-American Girls Professional Baseball League player
* Judi Garman (born 1954), American softball coach
* Mike Garman (born 1949), American baseball pla ...
, 1892 – Baur's leaf-toed gecko
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Phyllodactylus benedettii
''Phyllodactylus benedettii'' is a species of gecko. It is endemic to Jalisco, Mexico
Mexico, officially the United Mexican States, is a country in North America. It is the northernmost country in Latin America, and borders the United Stat ...
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Ramírez-Reyes & Flores-Villela, 2018
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Phyllodactylus bordai
The Guerreran leaf-toed gecko (''Phyllodactylus bordai''), also known commonly as the desert leaf-toed gecko and the ''salamanquesa de Guerrero'' in Spanish, is a species of lizard in the family Phyllodactylidae. The species is endemic to Mexico ...
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Taylor
Taylor, Taylors or Taylor's may refer to:
People
* Taylor (surname)
** List of people with surname Taylor
* Taylor (given name), including Tayla and Taylah
* Taylor sept, a branch of Scottish clan Cameron
* Justice Taylor (disambiguation)
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, 1942 – Guerreran leaf-toed gecko
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Phyllodactylus bugastrolepis
The Catalina Island leaf-toed gecko (''Phyllodactylus bugastrolepis'') is a species of gecko. It is endemic to Isla Santa Catalina in Gulf of California, Mexico
Mexico, officially the United Mexican States, is a country in North America. I ...
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Dixon, 1966 – Catalina Island leaf-toed gecko
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Phyllodactylus cleofasensis
''Phyllodactylus cleofasensis'' is a species of gecko. It is endemic to Mexico
Mexico, officially the United Mexican States, is a country in North America. It is the northernmost country in Latin America, and borders the United States to t ...
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Ramírez-Reyes, Barraza-Soltero, Nolasco-Luna, Flores-Villela & Escobedo-Galván, 2021
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Phyllodactylus clinatus''
Dixon & Huey, 1970 – Cerro Illescas gecko
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Phyllodactylus coronatus''
Dixon, 1966 – Coronado Island leaf-toed gecko
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Phyllodactylus darwini''
Taylor, 1942 – Darwin's leaf-toed gecko
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Phyllodactylus davisi
Davis's leaf-toed gecko (''Phyllodactylus davisi''), also known Common name, commonly as Davis' leaf-toed gecko, is a species of lizard in the Family (biology), family Phyllodactylidae. The species is Endemism, endemic to Mexico.
Etymology
The S ...
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Dixon, 1964 – Davis's leaf-toed gecko
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Phyllodactylus delcampoi
Del Campo's leaf-toed gecko (''Phyllodactylus delcampoi''), also known Common name, commonly as ''la salamanquesa de del Campo'' in Spanish, is a species of lizard in the Family (biology), family Phyllodactylidae. The species is Endemism, endemic ...
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Mosauer, 1936 – Del Campo's leaf-toed gecko
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Phyllodactylus delsolari''
Venegas, Townsend, Koch & Böhme, 2008
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Phyllodactylus dixoni''
Rivero-Blanco & Lancini, 1968 – Dixon's leaf-toed gecko
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Phyllodactylus duellmani''
Dixon, 1960 – Duellman's pigmy leaf-toed gecko
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Phyllodactylus duncanensis''
Van Denburgh, 1912
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Phyllodactylus galapagensis''
W. Peters, 1869 – Galapagos leaf-toed gecko
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Phyllodactylus gerrhopygus''
( Wiegmann, 1834) – South American leaf-toed gecko
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Phyllodactylus gilberti''
Heller, 1903 – Gilbert's leaf-toed gecko
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Phyllodactylus gorii''
Lanza, 1973 - Española leaf-toed gecko
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Phyllodactylus hispaniolae''
Schwartz, 1979 – Dominican leaf-toed gecko
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Phyllodactylus homolepidurus
The Sonoran leaf-toed gecko (''Phyllodactylus homolepidurus'') is a species of gecko. It is endemic to Mexico
Mexico, officially the United Mexican States, is a country in North America. It is the northernmost country in Latin America, and ...
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H.M. Smith, 1935 – Sonoran leaf-toed gecko
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Phyllodactylus inaequalis''
Cope
A cope ( ("rain coat") or ("cape")) is a liturgical long mantle or cloak, open at the front and fastened at the breast with a band or clasp. It may be of any liturgical colour.
A cope may be worn by any rank of the Catholic or Anglican clerg ...
, 1876 – Peru leaf-toed gecko
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Phyllodactylus insularis
The Belize leaf-toed gecko (''Phyllodactylus insularis'') is a species of gecko native to Belize. It is a small, pale, large headed gecko only found on small islands off Belize's coast and was first described by James R. Dixon in 1960. This spec ...
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Dixon, 1960 – Belize leaf-toed gecko
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Phyllodactylus interandinus''
Dixon & Huey, 1970 – Andes leaf-toed gecko
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Phyllodactylus johnwrighti''
Dixon & Huey, 1970 – Rio Huancabamba leaf-toed gecko
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Phyllodactylus julieni''
Cope, 1885 – Aruba leaf-toed gecko
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Phyllodactylus kofordi''
Dixon & Huey, 1970 – coastal leaf-toed gecko
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Phyllodactylus kropotkini''
Ramírez-Reyes & Flores-Villela, 2018
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Phyllodactylus lanei''
H.M. Smith, 1935 – Lane's leaf-toed gecko
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Phyllodactylus leei''
Cope, 1889 – San Cristóbal Island leaf-toed gecko, Chatham leaf-toed gecko
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Phyllodactylus leoni''
Torres-Carvajal, Carvajal-Campos, Barnes
Barnes may refer to:
People
*Barnes (name), a family name and a given name (includes lists of people with that name)
Places
United Kingdom
* Barnes, London, England
** Barnes railway station
**Barnes Bridge railway station
** Barnes High Stree ...
, Nicholls & Pozo-Andrade, 2013
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Phyllodactylus lepidopygus''
( Tschudi, 1845) – western leaf-toed gecko
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Phyllodactylus magister''
Noble
A noble is a member of the nobility.
Noble may also refer to:
Places Antarctica
* Noble Glacier, King George Island
* Noble Nunatak, Marie Byrd Land
* Noble Peak, Wiencke Island
* Noble Rocks, Graham Land
Australia
* Noble Island, Gr ...
, 1924 – Noble's leaf-toed gecko
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Phyllodactylus magnus''
Taylor, 1942
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Phyllodactylus maresi''
Lanza, 1973 – Mares's leaf-toed gecko
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Phyllodactylus martini''
Lidth de Jeude, 1887 – Dutch leaf-toed gecko
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Phyllodactylus microphyllus''
Cope, 1876 – central leaf-toed gecko
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Phyllodactylus muralis''
Taylor, 1940 – Oaxacan leaf-toed gecko
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Phyllodactylus nocticolus
The peninsula leaf-toed gecko (''Phyllodactylus nocticolus'') is a medium-sized gecko. It is found in southern California (USA) and the Baja California Peninsula (Mexico), including many islands in Gulf of California as well as Islas Magdalena ...
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Dixon, 1964 – peninsula leaf-toed gecko
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Phyllodactylus nolascoensis''
Dixon, 1964 – Nolasco leaf-toed gecko
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Phyllodactylus pachamama
''Phyllodactylus pachamama'' is a species of gecko. It is endemic to Peru
Peru, officially the Republic of Peru, is a country in western South America. It is bordered in the north by Ecuador and Colombia, in the east by Brazil, in the sout ...
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Koch, Flecks, Venegas, Bialke, Valverde & Rödder, 2016
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Phyllodactylus palmeus''
Dixon, 1968 – Honduras leaf-toed gecko
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Phyllodactylus papenfussi
''Phyllodactylus papenfussi'' is a species of gecko, a lizard in the family Phyllodactylidae. The species is endemic to Mexico.
Etymology
The specific name, ''papenfussi'', is in honor of American herpetologist Theodore Johnstone Papenfuss (born ...
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Murphy
Murphy is an Irish surname meaning "Sea Warrior".
Origins and variants
The surname is a variant of two Irish surnames: "Ó Murchadha"/"Ó Murchadh" (descendant of "Murchadh"), and "Mac Murchaidh"/" Mac Murchadh" (son of "Murchadh") derived ...
, Blair
Blair is a Scots-English-language name of Scottish Gaelic origin.
The surname is derived from any of the numerous places in Scotland called ''Blair'', derived from the Scottish Gaelic ''blàr'', meaning "plain", "meadow" or " field", frequently ...
& Méndez-de la Cruz, 2009
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Phyllodactylus paralepis''
McCranie & Hedges, 2013
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Phyllodactylus partidus
The Partida Norte leaf-toed gecko (''Phyllodactylus partidus'') is a species of gecko. It is endemic to Isla Partida and Isla Cardonosa Este in Mexico
Mexico, officially the United Mexican States, is a country in North America. It is the ...
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Dixon, 1966 – Pardita Norte leaf-toed gecko
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Phyllodactylus paucituberculatus''
Dixon, 1960 – Rio Marquez Valley gecko
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Phyllodactylus pulcher''
Gray
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, 1830 – Barbados leaf-toed gecko
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Phyllodactylus pumilus''
Dixon & Huey, 1970
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Phyllodactylus reissii''
W. Peters, 1862 – Peters's leaf-toed gecko
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Phyllodactylus rutteni''
Hummelinck, 1940 – Venezuela leaf-toed gecko
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Phyllodactylus santacruzensis
The Santa Cruz leaf-toed gecko (''Phyllodactylus santacruzensis'') is a species of gecko. It is endemic to Isla Santa Cruz in Mexico
Mexico, officially the United Mexican States, is a country in North America. It is the northernmost count ...
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Dixon, 1966 – Santa Cruz leaf-toed gecko
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Phyllodactylus saxatilis''
Dixon, 1964
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Phyllodactylus sentosus''
Dixon & Huey, 1970 – Lima leaf-toed gecko
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Phyllodactylus simpsoni''
Arteaga, Bustamante, Vieira, Tapia & Guayasamin, 2019 – Simpson's leaf-toed gecko, Western Galápagos leaf-toed gecko
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Phyllodactylus sommeri''
Schwartz, 1979 – Haiti leaf-toed gecko
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Phyllodactylus thompsoni''
Venegas, Townsend, Koch & Böhme, 2008
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Phyllodactylus transversalis''
Huey, 1975 – Colombian leaf-toed gecko
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Phyllodactylus tuberculosus
The yellowbelly gecko (''Phyllodactylus tuberculosus'') is a species of gecko, a lizard in the family Phyllodactylidae. The species is native to Mexico and Central America. There are two recognized subspecies.
Geographic range
''P. tuberculosus ...
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Wiegmann, 1834 – yellowbelly gecko
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Phyllodactylus unctus''
(Cope, 1864) – San Lucan gecko
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Phyllodactylus ventralis''
O'Shaughnessy
Ó Seachnasaigh, O'Shaughnessy, collectively Uí Sheachnasaigh, clan name Cinél nAedha na hEchtghe, is a family surname of Irish origin. The name is found primarily in County Galway and County Limerick. Their name derives from Seachnasach mac ...
, 1875
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Phyllodactylus wirshingi''
Kerster & H.M. Smith, 1955 – Puerto Rican leaf-toed gecko
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Phyllodactylus xanti
''Phyllodactylus xanti'' is a species of lizard in the Family (biology), family Phyllodactylidae. It is endemic to northwestern Mexico. It is also known as the leaf-toed gecko (leaf-toed gecko, among many other species) or Raza Island leaf-toed g ...
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Cope, 1863 – leaf-toed gecko, peninsular leaf-toed gecko
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Nota bene
( ; plural: ) is the Latin language, Latin phrase meaning ''note well''.
In manuscripts, ''nota bene'' is abbreviated in upper-case as NB and N.B., and in lower-case as n.b. and nb; the editorial usages of ''nota bene'' and ''notate bene'' fi ...
'': A
binomial authority
In taxonomy, binomial nomenclature ("two-term naming system"), also called binary nomenclature, is a formal system of naming species of living things by giving each a name composed of two parts, both of which use Latin grammatical forms, altho ...
in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than ''Phyllodactylus''.
References
Further reading
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Boulenger GA (1885). ''Catalogue of the Lizards in the British Museum (Natural History). Second Edition. Volume I. Gekkonidæ ...'' London: Trustees of the British Museum (Natural History). (Taylor and Francis, printers). xii + 436 pp. + Plates I-XXXII. (Genus ''Phyllodactylus'', p. 76).
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Gray JE (1828). ''Spicilegia Zoologica: or Original Figures and Short Systematic Description of New and Unfigured Animals.'' London: Treuttel, Wurtz and Wood. (''Phyllodactylus'', new genus, p. 3).
Lizard genera
Taxa named by John Edward Gray
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