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Phyllodactylus sentosus DIXON & HUEY, 1970

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Higher TaxaPhyllodactylidae, Gekkota, Sauria, Squamata (lizards: geckos)
Subspecies 
Common NamesE: Lima Leaf-toed Gecko 
SynonymPhyllodactylus sentosus DIXON & HUEY 1970: 48
Phyllodactylus sentosus — KLUGE 1993
Phyllodactylus sentosus — RÖSLER 2000: 105
Phyllodactylus sentosus — VENEGAS et al. 2017
Phyllodactylus sentosus — ARANA et al. 2023 
DistributionPeru

Type locality: Peru (Lima)  
Reproductionoviparous 
TypesHolotype: TCWC 27913, adult female, Collected by Fortunato Blancas, November 1949; 
DiagnosisAdditional details, e.g. a detailed description or comparisons (34 characters), are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us for details. 
Comment 
EtymologyNamed after Latin sentosus, full of thorns, thorny  [“...very large trihedral tubercles present on dorsum...”]. (from Esteban Lavilla, pers. comm., May 2024) 
References
  • Arana, A., Esteves, J., Ramírez, R., Galetti Jr, P. M., Pérez Z, J., & Ramirez, J. L. 2023. Population genomics reveals how 5 ka of human occupancy led the Lima leaf-toed gecko (Phyllodactylus sentosus) to the brink of extinction. Scientific Reports, 13(1), 18465 - get paper here
  • Dixon, James R. & Huey, Raymond B. 1970. Systematics of the lizards of the Gekkonid genus Phyllodactylus on mainland South America. Contributions in Science, Los Angeles County Museum (192): 1-78 - get paper here
  • Huey, R. B. 1979. Parapatry and niche complementarity of Peruvian desert geckos (Phyllodactylus): the ambiguous role of competition. Oecologia (Berl.) 38: 249-259 - get paper here
  • Pérez Z., José; Ramírez, César; Balta, Katya 2013. A new record of Phyllodactylus sentosus (Dixon & Huey, 1970) (Squamata: Phyllodactylidae) for coastal desert of Peru. Cuadernos de Herpetología 27 (2): - get paper here
  • Rösler, H. 2000. Kommentierte Liste der rezent, subrezent und fossil bekannten Geckotaxa (Reptilia: Gekkonomorpha). Gekkota 2: 28-153
  • Valdez, F., Iannacone, J., Luna, A. and Cossios, E. D. 2020. Population size and dynamics of the Lima leaf-toed gecko, Phyllodactylus sentosus, in one of its last refuges. Journal of Herpetology 54: 155-160. - get paper here
  • Venegas, Pablo Javier; Renzo Pradel, Hatzel Ortiz, Luis Ríos 2017. Geographic range extension for the critically endangered leaf-toed gecko Phyllodactylus sentosus Dixon and Huey, 1970 and notes on its natural history and conservation status. Herpetology Notes 10: 499-505 - get paper here
 
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