Lima leaf-toed gecko

The Lima leaf-toed gecko (Phyllodactylus sentosus) has been registered in six archeological sites in Lima, Peru, where it is endemic.[2] It is considered a species in critical danger.

Lima leaf-toed gecko
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Phyllodactylidae
Genus: Phyllodactylus
Species:
P. sentosus
Binomial name
Phyllodactylus sentosus
Dixon and Huey, 1970

References

  • Cossios E.D. and Icochea J. 2006. "New records of the Lima gecko, Phyllodactylus sentosus (Reptilia, Geckonidae)." Ecologia Aplicada 5:182-184.
  • Dixon J.R. and Huey R.B. 1970. "Systematics of the lizards of the gekkonid genus Phyllodactylus of mainland South America." Contributions in science, Los Angeles County Museum of Natural History 192: 1-78.


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