Phyllodactylus is a genus of geckos distributed in South America and Central America, and as far north as the southern United States. 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:
- Phyllodactylus andysabini <small>, , , & , 2019</small> â Andy Sabin's leaf-toed gecko, Wolf Volcano leaf-toed gecko
- Phyllodactylus angustidigitus <small>Dixon & Huey, 1970</small> â narrow leaf-toed gecko
- Phyllodactylus apricus <small>Dixon, 1966</small> â Las Animas Island gecko
- Phyllodactylus barringtonensis <small>Van Denburgh, 1912</small> â Barrington leaf-toed gecko
- Phyllodactylus baurii <small>Garman, 1892</small> â Baur's leaf-toed gecko
- Phyllodactylus benedettii <small> & , 2018</small>
- Phyllodactylus bordai <small>Taylor, 1942</small> â Guerreran leaf-toed gecko
- Phyllodactylus bugastrolepis <small>Dixon, 1966</small> â Catalina Island leaf-toed gecko
- Phyllodactylus cleofasensis <small>RamÃÂrez-Reyes, , , Flores-Villela & , 2021</small>
- Phyllodactylus clinatus <small>Dixon & Huey, 1970</small> â Cerro Illescas gecko
- Phyllodactylus coronatus <small>Dixon, 1966</small> â Coronado Island leaf-toed gecko
- Phyllodactylus darwini <small>Taylor, 1942</small> â Darwin's leaf-toed gecko
- Phyllodactylus davisi <small>Dixon, 1964</small> â Davis's leaf-toed gecko
- Phyllodactylus delcampoi <small>, 1936</small> â Del Campo's leaf-toed gecko
- Phyllodactylus delsolari <small>, , & , 2008</small>
- Phyllodactylus dixoni <small> & , 1968</small> â Dixon's leaf-toed gecko
- Phyllodactylus duellmani <small>Dixon, 1960</small> â Duellman's pigmy leaf-toed gecko
- Phyllodactylus duncanensis <small>Van Denburgh, 1912</small>
- Phyllodactylus galapagensis <small>W. Peters, 1869</small> â Galapagos leaf-toed gecko
- Phyllodactylus gerrhopygus <small>(Wiegmann, 1834)</small> â South American leaf-toed gecko
- Phyllodactylus gilberti <small>Heller, 1903</small> â Gilbert's leaf-toed gecko
- Phyllodactylus gorii <small>, 1973</small> - Española leaf-toed gecko
- Phyllodactylus hispaniolae <small>Schwartz, 1979</small> â Dominican leaf-toed gecko
- Phyllodactylus homolepidurus <small>H.M. Smith, 1935</small> â Sonoran leaf-toed gecko
- Phyllodactylus inaequalis <small>Cope, 1876</small> â Peru leaf-toed gecko
- Phyllodactylus insularis <small>Dixon, 1960</small> â Belize leaf-toed gecko
- Phyllodactylus interandinus <small>Dixon & Huey, 1970</small> â Andes leaf-toed gecko
- Phyllodactylus johnwrighti <small>Dixon & Huey, 1970</small> â Rio Huancabamba leaf-toed gecko
- Phyllodactylus julieni <small>Cope, 1885</small> â Aruba leaf-toed gecko
- Phyllodactylus kofordi <small>Dixon & Huey, 1970</small> â coastal leaf-toed gecko
- Phyllodactylus kropotkini <small>RamÃÂrez-Reyes & Flores-Villela, 2018</small>
- Phyllodactylus lanei <small>H.M. Smith, 1935</small> â Lane's leaf-toed gecko
- Phyllodactylus leei <small>Cope, 1889</small> â San Cristóbal Island leaf-toed gecko, Chatham leaf-toed gecko
- Phyllodactylus leoni <small>, , , & , 2013</small>
- Phyllodactylus lepidopygus <small>(Tschudi, 1845)</small> â western leaf-toed gecko
- Phyllodactylus magister <small>Noble, 1924</small> â Noble's leaf-toed gecko
- Phyllodactylus magnus <small>Taylor, 1942</small>
- Phyllodactylus maresi <small>Lanza, 1973</small> â Mares's leaf-toed gecko
- Phyllodactylus martini <small>Lidth de Jeude, 1887</small> â Dutch leaf-toed gecko
- Phyllodactylus microphyllus <small>Cope, 1876</small> â central leaf-toed gecko
- Phyllodactylus muralis <small>Taylor, 1940</small> â Oaxacan leaf-toed gecko
- Phyllodactylus nocticolus <small>Dixon, 1964</small> â peninsula leaf-toed gecko
- Phyllodactylus nolascoensis <small>Dixon, 1964</small> â Nolasco leaf-toed gecko
- Phyllodactylus pachamama <small>Koch, , Venegas, , & , 2016</small>
- Phyllodactylus palmeus <small>Dixon, 1968</small> â Honduras leaf-toed gecko
- Phyllodactylus papenfussi <small>, & , 2009</small>
- Phyllodactylus paralepis <small> & Hedges, 2013</small>
- Phyllodactylus partidus <small>Dixon, 1966</small> â Pardita Norte leaf-toed gecko
- Phyllodactylus paucituberculatus <small>Dixon, 1960</small> â Rio Marquez Valley gecko
- Phyllodactylus pulcher <small>Gray, 1830</small> â Barbados leaf-toed gecko
- Phyllodactylus pumilus <small>Dixon & Huey, 1970</small>
- Phyllodactylus reissii <small>W. Peters, 1862</small> â Peters's leaf-toed gecko
- Phyllodactylus rutteni <small>, 1940</small> â Venezuela leaf-toed gecko
- Phyllodactylus santacruzensis <small>Dixon, 1966</small> â Santa Cruz leaf-toed gecko
- Phyllodactylus saxatilis <small>Dixon, 1964</small>
- Phyllodactylus sentosus <small>Dixon & Huey, 1970</small> â Lima leaf-toed gecko
- Phyllodactylus simpsoni <small>Arteaga, Bustamante, Vieira, Tapia & Guayasamin, 2019</small> â Simpson's leaf-toed gecko, Western Galápagos leaf-toed gecko
- Phyllodactylus sommeri <small>Schwartz, 1979</small> â Haiti leaf-toed gecko
- Phyllodactylus thompsoni <small>Venegas, Townsend, Koch & Böhme, 2008</small>
- Phyllodactylus transversalis <small>Huey, 1975</small> â Colombian leaf-toed gecko
- Phyllodactylus tuberculosus <small>Wiegmann, 1834</small> â yellowbelly gecko
- Phyllodactylus unctus <small>(Cope, 1864)</small> â San Lucan gecko
- Phyllodactylus ventralis <small>O'Shaughnessy, 1875</small>
- Phyllodactylus wirshingi <small> & H.M. Smith, 1955</small> â Puerto Rican leaf-toed gecko
- Phyllodactylus xanti <small>Cope, 1863</small> â leaf-toed gecko, peninsular leaf-toed gecko
Nota bene: A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Phyllodactylus.
References
Further reading
- 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).
- 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).