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(Redirected from Phyllopezus lutzae) Species of lizard

Lutz's gecko
Conservation status

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Phyllodactylidae
Genus: Phyllopezus
Species: P. lutzae
Binomial name
Phyllopezus lutzae
(Loveridge, 1941)
Synonyms
  • Bogertia lutzae
    Loveridge, 1941
  • Phyllopezus lutzae
    — Gamble et al., 2011

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

Etymology

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

Geographic range

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

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of P. lutzae is forest.

Behavior

P. lutzae is terrestrial, and it is both diurnal and nocturnal.

Defensive behavior

If threatened, P. lutzae may vocalize, and it may shed its tail (autotomy).

Diet

P. lutzae preys upon arthropods, mainly spiders and beetles. Its diet varies ontogenetically and seasonally.

Reproduction

P. lutzae is oviparous.

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.

References

  1. ^ Colli, G.R.; Fenker, J.; Tedeschi, L.; Bataus, Y.S.L.; Uhlig, V.M.; Silveira, A.L.; da Rocha, C.; Nogueira, C. de C.; Werneck, F.; de Moura, G.J.B.; Winck, G.; Kiefer, M.; de Freitas, M.A.; Ribeiro Júnior, M.A.; Hoogmoed, M.S.; Tinôco, M.S.T.; Valadão, R.; Cardoso Vieira, R.; Perez Maciel, R.; Gomes Faria, R.; Recoder, R.; D'Ávila, R.; Torquato da Silva, S.; de Barcelos Ribeiro, S.; Avila-Pires, T.C.S. (2019). "Phyllopezus lutzae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T48443898A48443904. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-1.RLTS.T48443898A48443904.pt. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
  2. ^ Species Phyllopezus lutzae at The Reptile Database . www.reptile-database.org.
  3. Loveridge A (1941). "Bogertia lutzae — A New Genus and Species of Gecko from Bahia, Brazil". Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 54: 195-196.
  4. ^ Beolens B, Watkins M, Grayson M (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).
  5. 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).

Further reading

  • Albuquerque PRA, Morais MSR, Moura PTS, Santos WNS, Costa RMT, Delfim FR, Pontes BES (2019). "Phyllopezus lutzae (Loveridge, 1941) (Squamata, Phyllodactylidae): new records from the Brazilian state of Paraíba". Check List 15 (1): 49–53.
  • Freitas MA (2014). "Squamate reptiles of the Atlantic Forest of northern Bahia, Brazil". Check List 10 (5): 1020–1030.
  • Rösler H (2000). "Kommentierte Liste der rezent, subrezent und fossil bekannten Gekkotaxa (Reptilia: Gekkonomorpha)". Gekkota 2: 28–153. (Bogertia lutzae, p. 61). (in German).


Taxon identifiers
Bogertia lutzae


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