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Phyllodactylus magnus TAYLOR, 1942

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Higher TaxaPhyllodactylidae, Gekkota, Sauria, Squamata (lizards: geckos)
Subspecies 
Common Names 
SynonymPhyllodactylus tuberculosus magnus TAYLOR 1942
Phyllodactylus magnatuberculatus TAYLOR 1940 (part.)
Phyllodactylus magnus TAYLOR 1942: 99
Phyllodactylus tuberculosus magnus — STUART 1963
Phyllodactylus tuberculosus magnus — DIXON 1964: 27
Phyllodactylus tuberculosus magnus — DE LISLE et al. 2013
Phyllodactylus magnus — RAMÍREZ-REYES et al. 2021 
DistributionMexico (Chiapas, Guerrero, Michoacan, Oaxaca, Puebla), Guatemala

Type locality: Acapulco, Guerrero, Mexico.  
Reproductionoviparous 
TypesHolotype: FMNH = CNHM 100005, adult male 
Diagnosis 
CommentHybridization: Phyllodactylus magnatuberculatus is a hybrid between P. t. magnus and P. lanei fide DIXON 1964.

Distribution: see map in RAMÍREZ-REYES et al. 2021: Fig. 1. 
EtymologyThe name tuberculosus is derived from the Latin word tuberculum (small lump) and the Latin suffix -osus (fullness or abundance) and refers to the numerous tubercles on the skin of this species. 
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