Dutch leaf-toed gecko

The Dutch leaf-toed gecko (Phyllodactylus martini) is a species of lizard in the family Phyllodactylidae. The species is endemic to the Caribbean.

Etymology

The specific name, martini, is in honor of German geologist Johann Karl Ludwig Martin.

Geographic range

Phyllodactylus martini is found on Aruba, Bonaire, Curaçao, many of the Leeward Islands, and Puerto Rico.

Habitat

The preferred natural habitats of Phyllodactylus martini are forest and shrubland.

Reproduction

Phyllodactylus martini is oviparous.

References

Further reading

• 160 pp.
• Lidth de Jeude TW (1887). "On a collection of Reptiles and Fishes from the West-Indies". Notes from the Leyden Museum 9: 129–139. (Phyllodactylus martini, new species, pp. 130–131 + Plate II, figures 2 & 3).
• (Phyllodactylus martini, p. 104). (in German).