Added February 2013.
At one point this was a widespread genus, species being found in every continent and one member being the only native gekkonine lizard to be found in North America. However it was long suspected that the genus as it stood was artificial, and workers began to break off members into other genera based on shared characteristics and genetic analysis. Today Phyllodactylus still contains over 40 species but is confined to the New World, mostly to South America.
Few are seen in captivity.
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P. angelensis |
P. angustidigitus, Narrow Leaf-Toed Gecko |
P. apricus, Las Animas Island Gecko |
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P. barringtonensis, Barrington Leaf-Toed Gecko |
P. bauri, Baur's Leaf-Toed Gecko |
P. bordai, Guerreran Leaf-Toed Gecko |
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P. bugastrolepis, Catalina Island Leaf-Toed Gecko |
P. clinatus, Cerro Illescas Gecko |
P. darwini, Darwin's Leaf-Toed Gecko |
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P. davisi, Davis' Leaf-Toed Gecko |
P. delcampoi, Del Campo's Leaf-Toed Gecko |
P. delsolari |
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P. dixoni, Dixon's Leaf-Toed Gecko |
P. duellmani, Duellman's Pygmy Leaf-Toed Gecko |
P. galapagensis |
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P. gerrhopygus, South American Leaf-Toed Gecko |
P. gilberti, Gilbert's Leaf-Toed Gecko |
P. heterurus, Tarapaca Leaf-Toed Gecko |
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P. homolepidurus, Sonoran Leaf-Toed Gecko |
P. inaequalis, Peru Leaf-Toed Gecko |
P. insularis, Belize Leaf-Toed Gecko |
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P. interandinus, Andes Leaf-Toed Gecko |
P. johnwrighti, Rio Huancabamba Leaf-Toed Gecko |
P. julieni, Aruba Leaf-Toed Gecko |
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P. kofordi, Coastal Leaf-Toed Gecko |
P. lanei, Lane's Leaf-Toed Gecko |
P. leei, Chatham Leaf-Toed Gecko |
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P. lepidopygus, Western Leaf-Toed Gecko |
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P. angelensis |
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Mexico (Baja California) |
2½-3" |
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P. angustidigitus |
Narrow Leaf-Toed Gecko |
Peru |
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P. apricus |
Las Animas Island Gecko |
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P. barringtonensis |
Barrington Leaf-Toed Gecko |
Galapagos Islands (Barrington Island) |
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P. bauri |
Baur's Leaf-Toed Gecko |
Galapagos Islands (Charles, Champion, Enderby, Hood) |
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P. b. bauri |
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P. b. gorii |
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P. bordai |
Guerreran Leaf-Toed Gecko |
Mexico (Guerrero, Oaxaca) |
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P. bugastrolepis |
Catalina Island Leaf-Toed Gecko |
Mexico (Baja California) |
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P. clinatus |
Cerro Illescas Gecko |
Peru |
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P. darwini |
Darwin's Leaf-Toed Gecko |
Galapagos Islands (Chatham) |
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P. davisi |
Davis' Leaf-Toed Gecko |
Mexico (Colima, Michoacan) |
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P. delcampoi |
Del Campo's Leaf-Toed Gecko |
Mexico (Guerrero) |
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P. delsolari |
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Peru |
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Described in 2008: see Reptile Database entry. |
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P. dixoni |
Dixon's Leaf-Toed Gecko |
Venezuela |
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P. duellmani |
Duellman's Pygmy Leaf-Toed Gecko |
Mexico (Michoacan) |
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P. galapagensis |
Galapagos Leaf-Toed Gecko |
Galapagos Islands |
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P. g. galapagensis |
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P. g. daphensis |
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P. g. maresi |
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P. gerrhopygus |
South American Leaf-Toed Gecko |
S Peru, N Chile |
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P. gilberti |
Gilbert's Leaf-Toed Gecko |
Galapagos Islands (Wenman Island) |
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P. heterurus |
Tarapaca Leaf-Toed Gecko |
Chile |
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P. homolepidurus |
Sonoran Leaf-Toed Gecko |
Mexico (S Sonora, San Pedro Nolasco Island) |
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P. h. homolepidurus |
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P. h. nolascoensis |
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P. inaequalis |
Peru Leaf-Toed Gecko |
NW Peru, N Chile |
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P. insularis |
Belize Leaf-Toed Gecko |
Belize |
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P. interandinus |
Andes Leaf-Toed Gecko |
Peru |
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P. johnwrighti |
Rio Huancabamba Leaf-Toed Gecko |
Peru |
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P. julieni |
Aruba Leaf-Toed Gecko |
Aruba, Leeward Islands |
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P. kofordi |
Coastal Leaf-Toed Gecko |
Peru |
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P. lanei |
Lane's Leaf-Toed Gecko |
Mexico (Guerrero, Jalisco, Michoacan) |
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P. l. lanei |
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Mexico (Guerrero) |
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P. l. isabelae |
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P. l. lupitae |
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P. l. rupinus |
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Mexico (Jalisco, S Michoacan) |
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P. leei |
Chatham Leaf-Toed Gecko |
Galapagos Islands (Chatham) |
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P. lepidopygus |
Western Leaf-Toed Gecko |
W Peru |
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P. martini |
Dutch Leaf-Toed Gecko |
Leeward Islands (Curacao, Bonaire, Aruba, Puero Rico, Caja de Muertos) |
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P. microphyllus |
Central Leaf-Toed Gecko |
Peru |
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P. muralis |
Oaxacan Leaf-Toed Gecko |
Mexico (Oaxaca) |
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P. m. muralis |
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P. m. isthmus |
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P. nocticolus |
Peninsula Leaf-Toed Gecko |
USA (S California), Mexico (Baja California) |
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P. palmeus |
Honduran Leaf-Toed Gecko |
Honduras (Bay Islands) |
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P. papenfussi |
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Mexico (Guerrero) |
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P. partidus |
Partida Norte Leaf-Toed Gecko |
Mexico (Baja California, Isla Partida) |
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P. paucituberculatus |
Rio Marquez Valley Gecko |
Mexico (Michoacan) |
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P. pulcher |
Barbados Leaf-Toed Gecko |
Lesser Antilles (Barbados) |
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P. pumilus |
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Ecuador, poss. Peru |
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P. reissii |
Peters' Leaf-Toed Gecko |
Ecuador, Peru; Galapagos Islands (introduced) |
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P. rutteni |
Venezuela Leaf-Toed Gecko |
Venezuela |
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P. santacruzensis |
Santa Cruz Leaf-Toed Gecko |
Mexico (Isla Santa Cruz, Baja California) |
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P. sentosus |
Lima Leaf-Toed Gecko |
Peru |
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P. thompsoni |
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Peru |
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P. tinklei |
Raza Island Leaf-Toed Gecko |
Mexico (Isla La Raza, Baja California) |
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P. transversalis |
Colombian Leaf-Toed Gecko |
Colombia (Malpelo Island) |
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P. tuberculosus |
Yellowbelly Gecko |
Mexico (Guerrero, Michoacan, Yucatán), Belize, Guatemala, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Galapagos Islands |
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P. t. tuberculosus |
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P. t. ingeri |
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Belize |
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Found in the coastal region. |
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P. t. magnus |
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Mexico (Michoacan, Guerrero, Puebla, Oaxaca, Chiapas), Guatemala |
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P. t. saxatilis |
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Mexico (Sonora, Chihuahua, Sinoloa, Durango, Nayarit, Jalisco) |
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P. unctus |
San Lucan Gecko |
Mexico (Baja California, Michoacan) |
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P. ventralis |
Margarita Leaf-Toed Gecko |
N Colombia, Venezuela, Windward Isles (Grenada) |
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P. wirshingi |
Puerto Rican Leaf-Toed Gecko |
Dominican Republic, Haiti, Antilles (Puerto Rico, Caja de Muertos) |
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P. w. wirshingi |
Puerto Rico, Caja de Muertos |
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P. w. hispaniolae |
Dominican Republic |
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P. w. sommeri |
NW Haiti |
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P. xanti |
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S. & Baja California |
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Rock-dwelling species found in desert areas of the above regions. This is the only member of the Gekkoninae found in the US. |
The information above was culled from a number of sources, including Mattison:
Lizards of the World, Mattison
Keeping and Breeding Lizards, Mattison
Geckos: Keeping and Breeding Them in Captivity, Walls and Walls, TFH 1999.
Coming soon.... the other gecko genera.
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