Lutz's gecko

Lutz's gecko (Phyllopezus lutzae), also known commonly as Bogert's gecko and Lutz' marked gecko, is a species of lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is endemic to Brazil.[2]

Lutz'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[1]
  • Bogertia lutzae
    Loveridge, 1941
  • Phyllopezus lutzae
    — Gamble et al., 2011

Etymology

The specific name, lutzae, is in honor of Brazilian herpetologist Bertha Lutz.[3] The original generic name, Bogertia, was in honor of American herpetologist Charles Mitchill Bogert.[3]

Geographic range

P. lutzae is found in northeastern Brazil, in the Brazilian states of Bahia and Pernambuco.[1]

Reproduction

P. lutzae is oviparous.[1]

Taxonomy

Based on DNA analysis, Gamble et al. (2012) placed this species in the genus Phyllopezus, along with three other described species and several undescribed species.[4]

References
  1. Species Phyllopezus lutzae at The Reptile Database . www.reptile-database.org.
  2. Loveridge A (1941). "Bogertia lutzae — A New Genus and Species of Gecko from Bahia, Brazil". Proc. Biol. Soc. Washington 54: 195-196.
  3. Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Bogertia lutzae, pp. 30, 163).
  4. 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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