Phyllopezus | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Family: | Phyllodactylidae |
Genus: |
Phyllopezus W. Peters, 1877 |
Phyllopezus is a genus of South American geckos, which contains four described species.
Phyllopezus species occur in a variety of open and forested habitats across South America including Caatinga, Cerrado, Chaco, seasonally dry tropical forest, and Atlantic Forest.
Phyllopezus pollicaris is composed of numerous undescribed species.
The following species and subspecies are recognized.
Nota bene: An authority in parentheses indicates that the species or subspecies was originally described in a genus other than Phyllopezus.