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The Lima leaf-toed gecko (''Phyllodactylus sentosus'') has been registered in six
archeological sites An archaeological site is a place (or group of physical sites) in which evidence of past activity is preserved (either prehistoric or historic or contemporary), and which has been, or may be, investigated using the discipline of archaeology and ...
in
Lima, Peru Lima ( ; ), originally founded as Ciudad de Los Reyes (City of The Kings) is the capital and the largest city of Peru. It is located in the valleys of the Chillón, Rímac and Lurín Rivers, in the desert zone of the central coastal part of th ...
, where it is endemic. It is considered a species in critical danger.


References

* Cossios E.D. and Icochea J. 2006. "New records of the Lima gecko, Phyllodactylus sentosus (Reptilia, Geckonidae)." ''Ecologia Aplicada'' 5:182-184. * Dixon J.R. and Huey R.B. 1970. "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. Reptiles of Peru Phyllodactylus Reptiles described in 1970 Taxa named by James R. Dixon {{gecko-stub