Phyllopezus maranjonensis KOCH, VENEGAS & BÖHME, 2006

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Higher Taxa	Phyllodactylidae, Gekkota, Sauria, Squamata (lizards: geckos)
Subspecies
Common Names
Synonym	Phyllopezus maranjonensis KOCH, VENEGAS & BÖHME 2006 Phyllopezus maranjonensis — AURICH et al. 2015 Phyllopezus maranjonensis — DUBEUX et al. 2025
Distribution	Peru (Chachapoyas: Cordillera Central) Type locality: Quebrada Honda in the vicinity of Balsas (06° 49’ S, 78° 00 W), ca. 900-1000 m elevation, Provincia de Chachapoyas, Departamento de Amazonas, Peru
Reproduction	oviparous
Types	Holotype: MUSM (= MHNSM) 19555, adult male, Museo de Historia Natural San Marcos; paratypes: MHNSM, ZFMK
Diagnosis	Diagnosis: A large species of Phyllopezus with a maximum known SVL of 115 mm; small granules on the dorsum; in some specimens few, slightly enlarged tubercules present on the dorsum but seldom forming regular rows; enlarged tubercles absent from head, limbs and tail; distal infradigital lamellae single; claw extends much beyond dilated part of basal phalanx. (Koch et al. 2006) 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 3864 characters) are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us for details.
Comment
Etymology	Named after the Marañon basin in northern Peru and the Latin suffix –ensis, meaning “place”, in reference to the type locality.
References	Aurich, Janina; Claudia Koch, Wolfgang Böhme 2015. Reproduction in a gecko assemblage (Squamata: Phyllodactylidae) in the Marañon Region (Peru) and comments on the largest gecko in the New World. Phyllomedusa 14 (1): 53-62 - get paper here Dubeux, M. J., Dubeux, G. M. V., Neves, J. M., Werneck, F. P., Rodrigues, M. T., Mott, T., & Nunes, P. M. 2025. Uncovering Neotropical rock geckos’ diversity: multiple data sources on an integrated taxonomic approach reveal a new species of Phyllopezus Peters, 1878 (Squamata: Phyllodactylidae) from northeastern Brazilian Atlantic Forest. Zoologischer Anzeiger 319: 173-195 - get paper here Gamble, Tony; Guarino R. Colli, Miguel T. Rodrigues, Fernanda P. Werneck, Andrew M. Simons 2011. Phylogeny and cryptic diversity in geckos (Phyllopezus; Phyllodactylidae; Gekkota) from South America’s open biomes. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 62 (3): 943-953; doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2011.11.033 - get paper here Koch, C. 2010. Geheimnisvolles Peru. Reptilia (Münster) 15 (82): 36-45 - get paper here Koch, C.; Venegas, P.J. & Böhme, W. 2006. A remarkable discovery: description of a big-growing new gecko (Squamata: Gekkonidae: Phyllopezus) from northwestern Peru. Salamandra 42 (2-3): 145-150 - get paper here KOCH, CLAUDIA; PABLO J. VENEGAS, ROY SANTA CRUZ, WOLFGANG BÖHME 2018. Annotated checklist and key to the species of amphibians and reptiles inhabiting the northern Peruvian dry forest along the Andean valley of the Marañón River and its tributaries. Zootaxa 4385 (1): 001–101 - get paper here
External links	IUCN Red List National Center for Biotechnology Information Google images

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