Phyllodactylus | |
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Phyllodactylus xanti | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Family: | Gekkonidae |
Subfamily: | Gekkoninae |
Genus: |
Phyllodactylus Gray, 1828 |
Phyllodactylus is a genus of geckos distributed in South America and Central America, and as far north as the southern United States. They are commonly known as "leaf-toed geckos" in their native range, and otherwise as American leaf-toed geckos to distinguish them from unrelated genera with similar feet.
Phyllodactylus contains the following species:
Nota bene: A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Phyllodactylus.