Phyllodactylus leei COPE, 1889

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Higher Taxa	Phyllodactylidae, Gekkota, Sauria, Squamata (lizards: geckos)
Subspecies
Common Names	E: Chatham Leaf-toed Gecko
Synonym	Phyllodactylus leei COPE 1889: 145 Phyllodactylus leei — HELLER 1901: 67 Phyllodactylus leei — VAN DENBURGH 1912: 416 Phyllodactylus leei — BURT & MYERS 1942 Phyllodactylus leei — WERMUTH 1965 Phyllodactylus leei — KLUGE 1993 Phyllodactylus leei — RÖSLER 2000: 104 Phyllodactylus leei — TORRES-CARVAJAL et al. 2016 Phyllodactylus leei — TORRES-CARVAJAL et al. 2025
Distribution	Ecuador: Galapagos (Chatham) Type locality: Chatham Island
Reproduction	oviparous
Types	Holotype: USNM 14957
Diagnosis	Diagnosis: Limbs and entire back without enlarged tubercles; digital expansions well developed; dorsal granules smooth, smaller than those on snout; mental about as long as broad, usually in contact with three (often two) postmentals; about ten to fourteen lamellae under fourth toe. (Van Denburgh 1912) Unfortunately we had to temporarily remove additional information as this was scraped by multiple AI companies who sell that data to their customers. These details, e.g. detailed descriptions or comparisons (about 2625 characters) are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us for details.
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Etymology	Named after Dr. Thomas Lee, a regular member of the group of naturalists used by the U.S. Fish Commission on the cruises of their research vessel, Albatross, which traveled in the Caribbean and to Galapagos.
References	Arteaga, A.; Bustamante, L.; Vieira, J. 2024. Reptiles of Ecuador. Khamai Foundation & Tropical Herping, 1073 pp. - get paper here Beolens, Bo; Michael Watkins, and Michael Grayson 2011. The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore, USA - get paper here Burt, Charles E. & Myers, George S. 1942. Neotropical lizards in the collection of the Natural History Museum of Stanford University. Stanford University Press, 52 pp. Cope, E.D. 1889. Scientific results of explorations by the U.S. Fish Commission steamer Albatross. III. Report on the batrachians and reptiles collected in 1887-88. Proc. US Natl. Mus. 12 (769):141-147 - get paper here Heller, Edmund 1901. Papers from the Hopkins Stanford Galapagos Expedition, 1898-1899. WIV. Reptiles. Proc. Washington Academy Sci. 14: 39-98 - get paper here Rösler, H. 2000. Kommentierte Liste der rezent, subrezent und fossil bekannten Geckotaxa (Reptilia: Gekkonomorpha). Gekkota 2: 28-153 Swash, A. & Still, R. 2000. Birds, Mammals and Reptiles of the Galapagos Islands. Pica Press, 168 pp. Torres-Carvajal O, Castaño PA, Rincón E, Ayala-Varela F, Campbell K, Cabrera W, et al. 2025. Phylogeny, phylogeography, and conservation of a rediscovered gecko from the Galápagos Islands. PLoS One 20(6): e0324659 - get paper here Torres-Carvajal O, Pazmiño-Otamendi G, Salazar-Valenzuela D. 2019. Reptiles of Ecuador: a resource-rich portal, with a dynamic checklist and photographic guides. Amphibian & Reptile Conservation 13 (1): [General Section]: 209–229 (e178) - get paper here Torres-Carvajal, Omar, Andrea Rodríguez-Guerra, Jaime A. Chaves 2016. Present diversity of Galápagos leaf-toed geckos (Phyllodactylidae: Phyllodactylus) stems from three independent colonization event. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 103: 1-5 - get paper here Van Denburgh, John 1912. Expedition of the California Academy of Sciences to the Galapagos Islands, 1905-1906. VI. The geckos of the Galapagos Archipelago. Proc. Cal. Acad. Sci. 1: 405-430 - get paper here
External links	IUCN Red List National Center for Biotechnology Information https://bioweb.bio/faunaweb/reptiliaweb/FichaEspecie/Phyllodactylus%20leei Google images

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