Phyllopezus is a genus of South American geckos, lizards in the family Phyllodactylidae. The genus contains eight described species.Gamble T, Colli GR, Rodrigues MT, Werneck FP, Simons AM (2012). "Phylogeny and cryptic diversity in geckos (Phyllopezus; Phyllodactylidae; Gekkota) from South America's open biomes". Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 62: 943–953.Rodrigues MT (1986). "Um novo espécie do gênero Phyllopezus de Cabaceiras: Paraiba: Brasil; com comentários sobre a fauna de lagartos da área (Sauria, Gekkonidae)". Pap. Avulsos Zool. (Sao Paulo) 36: 237–250. (Phyllopezus periosus, new species). (in Portuguese).Koch C, Venegas P, Böhme W (2006). "A remarkable discovery: description of a big-growing new gecko (Squamata: Gekkonidae: Phyllopezus) from northwestern Peru". Salamandra 42: 145–150. (Phyllopezus maranjoensis, new species).
Habitat 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.
Species and geographic ranges The following species are recognized as being valid.. www.reptile-database.org.
Phyllopezus diamantino Phyllopezus heuteri – Heuter's gecko – Paraguay Phyllopezus lutzae – Lutz's gecko, Bogert's gecko, Lutz' marked gecko – Brazil Phyllopezus maranjonensis – Peru Phyllopezus periosus – Paraíba gecko, Peraiba gecko – Brazil Phyllopezus pollicaris – Brazilian gecko – Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil Phyllopezus przewalskii – Przewalsky's gecko – Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay Phyllopezus selmae
Nota bene: An binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Phyllopezus.
References
Further reading Peters W (1877). "Bemerkungen über neue oder weniger bekannte Amphibien ". Monatsberichte der Königlich Preussischen Akademie der Wissenschaften zur Berlin 1877: 415–423. (Phyllopezus, new genus, p. 415). (in German).