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Phyllodactylus Gray, 1828
Taxonomic Serial No.: 174068

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Taxonomy and Nomenclature


	Kingdom:	Animalia
	Taxonomic Rank:	Genus
	Synonym(s):
	Common Name(s):	Leaf-toed Geckos [English]

	Taxonomic Status:
	Current Standing:	valid

	Data Quality Indicators:
	Record Credibility Rating:	verified - standards met
	Global Species Completeness:	complete
	Latest Record Review:	2011

Taxonomic Hierarchy


	Kingdom	Animalia – Animal, animaux, animals
	Subkingdom	Bilateria – triploblasts
	Infrakingdom	Deuterostomia
	Phylum	Chordata – cordés, cordado, chordates
	Subphylum	Vertebrata – vertebrado, vertébrés, vertebrates
	Infraphylum	Gnathostomata
	Superclass	Tetrapoda
	Class	Reptilia Laurenti, 1768 – répteis, reptiles, Reptiles
	Order	Squamata Oppel, 1811 – Amphisbaenians, Lizards, Snakes, amphisbènes, lézards, serpents
	Suborder	Gekkota
	Family	Phyllodactylidae
	Genus	Phyllodactylus Gray, 1828 – Leaf-toed Geckos
		Direct Children:
	Species	Phyllodactylus angelensis Dixon, 1966 – Salamanquesa de Isla Ángel
	Species	Phyllodactylus angustidigitus Dixon and Huey, 1970
	Species	Phyllodactylus apricus Dixon, 1966 – Salamanquesa de Las Ánimas
	Species	Phyllodactylus barringtonensis Van Denburgh, 1912
	Species	Phyllodactylus baurii Garman, 1892
	Species	Phyllodactylus bordai Taylor, 1942 – Salamanquesa de Guerrero
	Species	Phyllodactylus bugastrolepis Dixon, 1966 – Salamanquesa de Isla Catalina
	Species	Phyllodactylus clinatus Dixon and Huey, 1970
	Species	Phyllodactylus darwini Taylor, 1942
	Species	Phyllodactylus davisi Dixon, 1964 – Salamanquesa de Davis
	Species	Phyllodactylus delcampoi Mosauer, 1936 – Salamanquesa de Del Campo
	Species	Phyllodactylus delsolari Venegas, Townsend, Loch and Böhme, 2008
	Species	Phyllodactylus dixoni Rivero and Lancini, 1968
	Species	Phyllodactylus duellmani Dixon, 1960 – Salamanquesa de Duellman
	Species	Phyllodactylus galapagensis W. Peters, 1869
	Species	Phyllodactylus gerrhopygus (Wiegmann, 1834)
	Species	Phyllodactylus gilberti Heller, 1903
	Species	Phyllodactylus heterurus F. Werner, 1907
	Species	Phyllodactylus hispaniolae Schwartz, 1979
	Species	Phyllodactylus homolepidurus H. Smith, 1935 – Salamanquesa sonorense
	Species	Phyllodactylus inaequalis Cope, 1876
	Species	Phyllodactylus insularis Dixon, 1960
	Species	Phyllodactylus interandinus Dixon and Huey, 1970
	Species	Phyllodactylus johnwrighti Dixon and Huey, 1970
	Species	Phyllodactylus julieni Cope, 1885
	Species	Phyllodactylus kofordi Dixon and Huey, 1970
	Species	Phyllodactylus lanei H. Smith, 1935 – Salamanquesa patas de res
	Species	Phyllodactylus leei Cope, 1889
	Species	Phyllodactylus lepidopygus (Tschudi, 1845)
	Species	Phyllodactylus martini Lidth De Jeude, 1887
	Species	Phyllodactylus microphyllus Cope, 1876
	Species	Phyllodactylus muralis Taylor, 1940 – Salamanquesa oaxaqueña
	Species	Phyllodactylus nocticolus Dixon, 1964 – Peninsular Leaf-toed Gecko, Peninsula Leaf-toed Gecko, Salamanquesa insular
	Species	Phyllodactylus palmeus Dixon, 1968
	Species	Phyllodactylus papenfussi Murphy, Blair and de la Cruz, 2009
	Species	Phyllodactylus partidus Dixon, 1966 – Salamanquesa de partida norte
	Species	Phyllodactylus paucituberculatus Dixon, 1960 – Salamanquesa de río Marqués
	Species	Phyllodactylus pulcher Gray, 1830
	Species	Phyllodactylus pumilius Dixon and Huey, 1970
	Species	Phyllodactylus reissii W. Peters, 1862
	Species	Phyllodactylus rutteni Hummelinck, 1940
	Species	Phyllodactylus santacruzensis Dixon, 1966 – Salamanquesa de Santa Cruz
	Species	Phyllodactylus sentosus Dixon and Huey, 1970
	Species	Phyllodactylus sommeri Schwartz, 1979
	Species	Phyllodactylus thompsoni Venegas, Townsend, Loch and Böhme, 2008
	Species	Phyllodactylus tinklei Dixon, 1966 – Salamanquesa de Isla Rasa
	Species	Phyllodactylus transversalis Huey, 1975
	Species	Phyllodactylus tuberculosus Wiegmann, 1834 – Salamanquesa vientre amarillo
	Species	Phyllodactylus unctus (Cope, 1863) – Salamanquesa de San Lucas
	Species	Phyllodactylus ventralis O'Shaughnessy, 1875
	Species	Phyllodactylus wirshingi Kerster and H. Smith, 1955 – Greater Antillean Leaf-toed Gecko
	Species	Phyllodactylus xanti Cope, 1863 – Salamanquesa del Cabo, Xantus Leaf-toed Gecko

References


	Expert(s):
	Expert:	Aaron Bauer, Ph.D.
	Notes:	Professor, Gerald M. Lemole Endowed Chair in Integrative Biology
	Reference for:	Phyllodactylus

	Expert:	Roy W. McDiarmid
	Notes:	U.S. Geological Survey, Biological Resources Division, Patuxent Wildlife Research Center
	Reference for:	Phyllodactylus

	Other Source(s):
	Source:	Comisión Nacional para el Conocimiento y Uso de la Biodiversidad, database (version undefined)
	Acquired:	2000
	Notes:	CONABIO: (http://www.conabio.gob.mx/)
	Reference for:	Phyllodactylus

	Source:	NODC Taxonomic Code, database (version 8.0)
	Acquired:	1996
	Notes:
	Reference for:	Phyllodactylus

	Source:	Scientific and Standard English Names of Amphibians ..., ed. 6.1, website (version 6.1)
	Acquired:	2011
	Notes:	Boundy, J., F. Burbrink, J. Campbell, B. Crother, K. de Quiroz, D. Frost, R. Highton, J. Iverson, F. Kraus, R. McDiarmid, J. Mendelson III, P. Meylen, R. Pyron, T. Reeder, M. Seidel, S. Tilley and D. Wake (Crother, B., ed.). Scientific and Standard English Names of Amphibians and Reptiles of North America North of Mexico, With Comments Regarding Confidence In Our Understanding. Edition 6.1, Last updated: 24 May 2011. Available at http://www.ssarherps.org/pages/comm_names/Index.php
	Reference for:	Phyllodactylus, Leaf-toed Geckos [English]

	Publication(s):
	Author(s)/Editor(s):	Banks, R. C., R. W. McDiarmid, A. L. Gardner, and W. C. Starnes
	Publication Date:	2004
	Article/Chapter Title:
	Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:	Checklist of Vertebrates of the United States, the U.S. Territories, and Canada, draft (2004)
	Page(s):
	Publisher:
	Publication Place:
	ISBN/ISSN:
	Notes:	As-yet (2004) unpublished manuscript from 1998
	Reference for:	Phyllodactylus

	Author(s)/Editor(s):	Banks, R. C., R. W. McDiarmid, and A. L. Gardner
	Publication Date:	1987
	Article/Chapter Title:	Checklist of Vertebrates of the United States, the U.S. Territories, and Canada
	Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:	Resource Publication, no. 166
	Page(s):	79
	Publisher:	United States Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service
	Publication Place:	Washington, D.C., USA
	ISBN/ISSN:
	Notes:
	Reference for:	Phyllodactylus

	Author(s)/Editor(s):	Flores-Villela, Oscar / McCoy, C. J., ed.
	Publication Date:	1993
	Article/Chapter Title:	Herpetofauna Mexicana: Lista anotada de las especies de anfibios y reptiles de México, cambios taxonómicos recientes, y nuevas especies
	Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:	Carnegie Museum of Natural History Special Publication, no. 17
	Page(s):	iv + 73
	Publisher:	Carnegie Museum of Natural History
	Publication Place:	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
	ISBN/ISSN:	0-911239-42-1
	Notes:
	Reference for:	Phyllodactylus

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