| Higher Taxa | Phyllodactylidae, Gekkota, Sauria, Squamata (lizards: geckos) |
| Subspecies | |
| Common Names | E: Western Leaf-toed Gecko |
| Synonym | Diplodactylus lepidopygus TSCHUDI 1845: 159
Discodactylus phacophorus TSCHUDI 1845
Phyllodactylus nigrofasciatus COPE 1878: 36
Phyllodactylus nigrofasciatus — BOULENGER 1885: 82
Phyllodactylus phacophorus — BOULENGER 1885: 84
Phyllodactylus variegatus WERNER 1901: 2
Phyllodactylus nigrofasciatus — STEINDACHNER 1902: 98
Phyllodactylus lepidopygus — ROUX 1907: 294
Phyllodactylus lepidopygus — WERMUTH 1965: 138
Phyllodactylus lepidopygus — KLUGE 1993
Phyllodactylus lepidopygus — RÖSLER 2000: 104 |
| Distribution | W Peru (Chimbot Valley 700 m elevation, Lima)
Type locality: Peru
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| Reproduction | oviparous |
| Types | Holotype: MHNN 2170A-C (also given as NM 43), adult male, obtained by Tschudi prior to 1844
Holotype: ANSP 11366 [Phyllodactylus nigrofasciatus] |
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| Comment | Synonymy: mostly after DIXON & HUEY 1970. |
| Etymology | Named after Greek lepidos (λεπίδος) collectively, the scales of fish or reptiles + Greek pyge (πυγή), the rump, buttocks. [?]. (from Esteban Lavilla, pers. comm., May 2024) |
| References |
- Boulenger, G.A. 1885. Catalogue of the lizards in the British Museum (Nat. Hist.) I. Geckonidae, Eublepharidae, Uroplatidae, Pygopodidae, Agamidae. London: 450 pp. - get paper here
- Chavez, G. & A. P. Mendoza 2011. Überleben im Sand - Eine Exkursion in die peruanische Wüste. Reptilia (Münster) 16 (92): 40-46 - get paper here
- Cope, E.D. 1878. Synopsis of the cold blooded Vertebrata, procured by Prof. James Orton, during his exploration of Peru in 1876-77. Proc. Amer. Philos. Soc. 17: 33-49 [1877] - 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
- Lehr, E. 2002. Amphibien und Reptilien in Peru. Natur und Tier-Verlag (Münster), 208 pp. - get paper here
- Lehr, E.; Köhler, G. & Streit, B. 2002. Die Herpetofauna von Mittelperu entlang eines Transektes von der pazifischen Küste bis in die Hochanden (Amphibia et Reptilia). Faun. Abh. Mus. Tierk. Dresden 22 (2): 361-392
- Mendoza A, Pérez J, Alvarado E, Barrera D, Castillo E, Fernandez M, Milla J, Olivera D, Ramirez C, Santa Cruz R, Salazar E, Torres-Ccasani G, Aguilar-Puntriano C. 2023. Anfibios y reptiles del departamento de Ica con comentarios sobre su distribución. Revista peruana de biología 30(1): e23425 001- 014 (Marzo 2023) - get paper here
- Rösler, H. 2000. Kommentierte Liste der rezent, subrezent und fossil bekannten Geckotaxa (Reptilia: Gekkonomorpha). Gekkota 2: 28-153
- Roux,J. 1907. nan Revue Suisse de Zoologie 14: 294 - get paper here
- Steindachner, Franz 1902. Herpetologische und ichthyologische Ergebnisse einer Reise nach Südamerika mit einer Einleitung von Therese Prinzessin von Bayern. Denkschriften der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften in Wien (Mathematisch-naturwissenschaftliche Klasse) 72: 89–148 - get paper here
- Tschudi,J. J. von 1845. Reptilium conspectum quae in republica Peruana reperiuntur er pleraque observata vel collecta sunt in itenere. Archiv für Naturgeschichte 11 (1): 150-170 [reprint 1968, SSAR; sometimes cited as being published in 1846]. - get paper here
- Werner, FRANZ 1901. Reptilien und Batrachier aus Peru und Bolivien. Abhandl. Ber. Zool. Anthrop. Mus. Dresden, 9 (2): 1-14 [1900] - get paper here
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