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| status = VU
<tr><th align="center" bgcolor=pink>'''Phyllodactylus lepidopygus'''</th></tr>
| status_system = IUCN3.1
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| status_ref = <ref name="iucn status 18 November 2021">{{cite iucn |author=Perez, J. |date=2016 |title=''Phyllodactylus lepidopygus'' |volume=2016 |page=e.T48442832A48442899 |doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T48442832A48442899.en |access-date=18 November 2021}}</ref>
<tr><th align="center" bgcolor=pink>{{taxonomy}}</th></tr>
| genus = Phyllodactylus
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| species = lepidopygus
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| authority = ([[Johann Jakob von Tschudi|Tschudi]], 1845)
<tr><td>{{Regnum}}:</td><td>[[Animal]]ia</td></tr>
| synonyms = {{species list
<tr><td>{{Phylum}}:</td><td>[[Chordate|Chordata]]</td></tr>
| Diplodactylus lepidopygus | Tschudi, 1845
<tr><td>{{Classis}}:</td><td>[[Reptile|Reptilia]]</td></tr>
| Discodactylus phacophorus | Tschudi, 1845
<tr><td>{{Ordo}}:</td><td>[[Squamata]]</td></tr>
| Phyllodactylus nigrofasciatus | [[Edward Drinker Cope|Cope]], 1878
<tr><td>{{Subordo}}:</td><td>[[Sauria]]</td></tr>
| Phyllodactylus phacophorus | (Tschudi, 1845)
<tr><td>{{Familia}}: </td><td>[[Gekkonidae]] </td></tr>
| Phyllodactylus variegatus | [[Franz Werner|Werner]], 1901 }}
<tr><td>{{Genus}}: </td><td>[[Phyllodactylus]] </td></tr>
| synonyms_ref = <ref name=RDB/>
<tr><td>{{Species}}: </td><td>'''lepidopygus''' </td></tr>
}}
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<tr><th bgcolor=pink>[[Binomial name]]</th></tr>
<tr><td align="center">'''''Phyllodactylus lepidopygus'''''
</td></tr>
</table>


The '''western leaf-toed gecko''' ('''''Phyllodactylus lepidopygus''''') is a species of [[gecko]]. It is [[endemic]] to [[Peru]]. It was [[species description|described]] by [[Johann Jakob von Tschudi]] in 1845.<ref name=RDB/>
'''Phyllodactylus lepidopygus''' is a species of [[gecko]], of [[genus]] [[Phyllodactylus]] (or ''leaf-toed geckos''). It may be found on the coast of [[Peru]]. According to conflicting sources, it was first identified either in [[1935]] by <!--can we get a full name and link it? --> Hewit [http://www710.univ-lyon1.fr/~yperret/GECKOS/PROG/generic.php?action=-espece&text=lepidopygus&text2=phyllodactylus&text3=gekkoninae] or in 1989, by <!--can we get a full name and link it? --> Wang. [http://www710.univ-lyon1.fr/~yperret/GECKOS/PROG/en_generic.php?action=-espece&text=lepidopygus&text2=phyllodactylus&text3=gekkoninae] The species is at risk of [[extinction]], as its habitat has been being restricted by the development of cities.


The species' natural habitat is restricted to the central coast of [[Peru]], between the regions of [[Ica region|Ica]] and [[Ancash]]. In the [[Lima region]], a large portion of its coastal habitat has been negatively affected by [[urban development]]. Within the city of [[Lima]], sightings were reported in 2004 in the [[Pantanos de Villa]] Reserved Zone, where the species may have found a good opportunity to survive. Large populations of this species are found in the ''lomas'' (fog-supported vegetation communities) of [[Pachacamac]] and [[Lomas de Lachay|Lachay]].
[[As of 2004]], it has been recently reported <!--citation--> in the protected natural area of [[Pantanos de Villa]], which is part of [[National System of Protected Areas (Peru)|Peru's National System of Protected Areas]], where the species has found a good opportunity to survive.

==References and external links==
{{reflist|refs=
<ref name=RDB>{{NRDB species |genus=Phyllodactylus |species=lepidopygus |accessdate=24 November 2018}}</ref>
}}
* Original description was done by Tschudi, J. J. von in 1845 in "Untersuchungen über die Fauna Peruana. Herpetologie". Scheitlin & Zollikofer, St. Gallen, p. 38.
* Systematic account, natural history and distribution of this gecko are found in Dixon, J.R. & R.B. Huey in 1970 in "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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[[Category:Phyllodactylus]]
[[Category:Reptiles of Peru]]
[[Category:Endemic fauna of Peru]]
[[Category:Taxa named by Johann Jakob von Tschudi]]
[[Category:Reptiles described in 1845]]


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Latest revision as of 03:58, 22 December 2022

Western leaf-toed gecko
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Phyllodactylidae
Genus: Phyllodactylus
Species:
P. lepidopygus
Binomial name
Phyllodactylus lepidopygus
(Tschudi, 1845)
Synonyms[2]
  • Diplodactylus lepidopygus Tschudi, 1845
  • Discodactylus phacophorus Tschudi, 1845
  • Phyllodactylus nigrofasciatus Cope, 1878
  • Phyllodactylus phacophorus (Tschudi, 1845)
  • Phyllodactylus variegatus Werner, 1901

The western leaf-toed gecko (Phyllodactylus lepidopygus) is a species of gecko. It is endemic to Peru. It was described by Johann Jakob von Tschudi in 1845.[2]

The species' natural habitat is restricted to the central coast of Peru, between the regions of Ica and Ancash. In the Lima region, a large portion of its coastal habitat has been negatively affected by urban development. Within the city of Lima, sightings were reported in 2004 in the Pantanos de Villa Reserved Zone, where the species may have found a good opportunity to survive. Large populations of this species are found in the lomas (fog-supported vegetation communities) of Pachacamac and Lachay.

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  1. ^ Perez, J. (2016). "Phyllodactylus lepidopygus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T48442832A48442899. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T48442832A48442899.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
  2. ^ a b Phyllodactylus lepidopygus at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 24 November 2018.
  • Original description was done by Tschudi, J. J. von in 1845 in "Untersuchungen über die Fauna Peruana. Herpetologie". Scheitlin & Zollikofer, St. Gallen, p. 38.
  • Systematic account, natural history and distribution of this gecko are found in Dixon, J.R. & R.B. Huey in 1970 in "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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