NATURAL HISTORY · CATALOGUE RECORD
Narrow Leaf-toed Gecko
Phyllodactylus angustidigitus Dixon & Huey, 1970
Source-backed taxonomic record
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Open encyclopedia reference
The narrow leaf-toed gecko (Phyllodactylus angustidigitus) is a medium-sized gecko with a maximum snout-vent length of 57 mm.
This species is endemic from the Ica Region in southern Peru, and its known geographical distribution is restricted to the Paracas National Reservation, including two islands (La Vieja in the Bahia Independencia and Sangayan west of the Paracas Peninsula). This gecko most closely resembles Phyllodactylus gerrhopygus (a species that also occurs in southern Peru), from which it can be distinguished by smaller and more numerous terminal lamellae on the fourth toe.
Phyllodactylus angustidigitus inhabits sand dunes, rocky outcrops, and small hills throughout the desert in Paracas, though it is usually more abundant near shore. These geckos abound along shelly and gravel beaches, and seem to avoid sandy beaches. This gecko feeds on small invertebrates, including insects, crustaceans and spiders. Females appear to lay only one egg.
Wikipedia contributors, Narrow leaf-toed gecko; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T10:09:16.195604+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Phyllodactylus angustidigitus Dixon & Huey, 1970
- Name authority
- Dixon & Huey, 1970
- Common name
- Narrow Leaf-toed Gecko
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Reptilia
- Order
- Squamata
- Family
- Phyllodactylidae
- Genus
- Phyllodactylus
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- megaclassTetrapoda
- classReptilia Laurenti, 1768
- orderSquamata Oppel, 1811
- suborderGekkota
- familyPhyllodactylidae
- genusPhyllodactylus
- speciesPhyllodactylus angustidigitus Dixon & Huey, 1970
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Phyllodactylus. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Barrington Leaf-toed GeckoPhyllodactylus barringtonensis Van Denburgh, 1912 | PhyllodactylidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Peru Leaf-toed GeckoPhyllodactylus inaequalis Cope, 1875 | PhyllodactylidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Belize Leaf-toed GeckoPhyllodactylus insularis Dixon, 1960 | PhyllodactylidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Phyllodactylus leoni Torres-Carvajal, Carvajal-Campos Barnes, Nicholls & Pozo-Andrade, 2013 | PhyllodactylidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Western Leaf-toed GeckoPhyllodactylus lepidopygus (Tschudi, 1845) | PhyllodactylidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Dutch Leaf-toed GeckoPhyllodactylus martini Lidth de Jeude, 1887 | PhyllodactylidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Central Leaf-toed GeckoPhyllodactylus microphyllus Cope, 1875 | PhyllodactylidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Oaxacan Leaf-toed GeckoPhyllodactylus muralis Taylor, 1940 | PhyllodactylidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Honduran Leaf-toed GeckoPhyllodactylus palmeus Dixon, 1968 | PhyllodactylidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Phyllodactylus papenfussi Murphy, Blair & de la Cruz, 2009 | PhyllodactylidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| ParditaNorte Leaf-toed GeckoPhyllodactylus partidus Dixon, 1966 | PhyllodactylidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Phyllodactylus pumilus Dixon & Huey, 1970 | PhyllodactylidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Documented distribution
Source distribution statements, not a complete range map. A listed locality is not necessarily a place of origin.
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://reptile-database.reptarium.cz/species?genus=Phyllodactylus&species=angustidigitus Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:4H69M. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.