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Phyllodactylus insularis DIXON, 1960

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Higher TaxaPhyllodactylidae, Gekkota, Sauria, Squamata (lizards: geckos)
Subspecies 
Common NamesE: Belize Leaf-toed Gecko, Belize Leaf-toed Gecko 
SynonymPhyllodactylus insularis DIXON 1960: 9
Phyllodactylus insularis — DIXON 1964: 78
Phyllodactylus insularis — WERMUTH 1965: 137
Phyllodactylus insularis — KLUGE 1993
Phyllodactylus insularis — KÖHLER 2000: 49 
DistributionBelize (Bay islands and other islands off Belize)

Type locality: Half Moon Key = Cay, Belize.  
Reproductionoviparous 
TypesHolotype: FMNH 34633 
DiagnosisAdditional details, e.g. a detailed description or comparisons (27 characters), are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us for details. 
CommentDistribution: Has been reported from Honduras (British Honduras = Belize) and Isla Guanaja Honduras (off Belize). 
EtymologyNamed after Latin insularis, from the island. [“...from Half Moon Cay, British Honduras...”]. 
References
  • Dixon, J. R. 1960. The discovery of Phyllodactylus tuberculosus (Reptilia: Sauna) in Central America, the resurrection of P. xanti, and description of a new gecko from British Honduras. Herpetologica 16: 1-11 - get paper here
  • Dixon, J. R. 1964. The systematics and distribution of lizards of the genus Phyllodactylus in North and Central America. New Mexico State Univ. Sci. Bull. 64: 1-139 - get paper here
  • Hedges SB, Powell R, Henderson RW, Hanson S, and Murphy JC 2019. Definition of the Caribbean Islands biogeographic region, with checklist and recommendations for standardized common names of amphibians and reptiles. Caribbean Herpetology 67: 1–53
  • Köhler, G. 2000. Reptilien und Amphibien Mittelamerikas, Bd 1: Krokodile, Schildkröten, Echsen. Herpeton Verlag, Offenbach, 158 pp.
  • Köhler, G. 2008. Reptiles of Central America. 2nd Ed. Herpeton-Verlag, 400 pp.
  • Lee, J.C. 1996. The amphibians and reptiles of the Yucatán Peninsula. Comstock, Cornell University Press, Ithaca, 500 pp.
 
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