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Phyllopezus maranjonensis
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Family:	Phyllodactylidae
Genus:	Phyllopezus
Species:	P. maranjonensis
Binomial name
Phyllopezus maranjonensis Koch, Venegas & Böhme, 2006

Phyllopezus maranjonensis is a species of gecko, a lizard in the family Phyllodactylidae. The species is endemic to Peru.

Geographic range

P. maranjonensis is found in Chachapoyas Province, Amazonas Department, Peru.

Description

P. maranjonensis may attain a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of 11.5 cm (4.5 in). It is the largest species of gecko in the New World.

Reproduction

P. maranjonensis is oviparous. The adult female lays two eggs per clutch, laying multiple clutches in one year.

References

1. ^ Phyllopezus maranjonensis at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database
2. ^ Aurich, Janina; Koch, Claudia; Böhme, Wolfgang (2015). "Reproduction in a gecko assemblage (Squamata: Phyllodactylidae) in the Marañon Region (Peru) and comments on the largest gecko in the New World". Phyllomedusa 14 (1): 53-62.

Further reading

• Koch, Claudia; Venegas, Pablo J.; Böhme, Wolfgang (2006). "A remarkable discovery: description of a big-growing new gecko (Squamata: Gekkonidae: Phyllopezus) from northwestern Peru". Salamandra 42 (2-3): 145–150. (Phyllopezus maranjonensis, new species).

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