Bogert's gecko

Bogert's gecko
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Family:	Phyllodactylidae
Genus:	Phyllopezus
Species:	P. lutzae
Binomial name
	Phyllopezus lutzae; Loveridge, 1941
Synonyms
	Bogertia lutzae

Bogert's gecko (Phyllopezus lutzae) is a species of gekkonid lizard,^[1]

Geographic range

P. lutzae is found in northeastern Brazil, in the Brazilian states of Bahia and Pernambuco.^[2]

Taxonomy

Based on DNA analysis, Gamble et al. (2012) have placed the species in the genus Phyllopezus, along with three other described species and several undescribed species.^[3]

References

↑ Loveridge A (1941). "Bogertia lutzae — A New Genus and Species of Gecko from Bahia, Brazil". Proc. Biol. Soc. Washington 54: 195-196.
↑ "Phyllopezus lutzae ". The Reptile Database. www.reptile-database.org.
↑ 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 (3): 943-953. (Phyllopezus lutzae, new combination).

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[1] Loveridge A (1941). "Bogertia lutzae — A New Genus and Species of Gecko from Bahia, Brazil". Proc. Biol. Soc. Washington 54: 195-196.

[2] "Phyllopezus lutzae ". The Reptile Database. www.reptile-database.org.

[3] 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 (3): 943-953. (Phyllopezus lutzae, new combination).