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Bogertia

Bogert's gecko
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Phyllodactylidae
Genus: Bogertia
Loveridge, 1941
Species: B. lutzae
Binomial name
Bogertia lutzae
Loveridge, 1941

Bogert's gecko (Bogertia lutzae) is a species of gekkonid lizard, the only species contained in the genus Bogertia.

The generic name, Bogertia, is in honor of American herpetologist Charles Mitchill Bogert, and the specific name, lutzae, is in honor of Brazilian herpetologist Bertha Maria Julia Lutz.

B. lutzae is found in northeastern Brazil, in the Brazilian states of Bahia and Pernambuco.

Based on DNA analysis, Gamble et al. (2012) have placed this species in the genus Phyllopezus, along with three other described species and several undescribed species.



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