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Belize Leaf-toed Gecko

Phyllodactylus insularis Dixon, 1960

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.

Belize Leaf-toed Gecko (Phyllodactylus insularis)

Belize Leaf-toed Gecko (Phyllodactylus insularis)

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Open encyclopedia reference

The Belize leaf-toed gecko (Phyllodactylus insularis) is a species of gecko native to Belize. It is a small, pale, large headed gecko only found on small islands off Belize's coast and was first described by James R. Dixon in 1960. This species is currently classified as "vulnerable" by the IUCN Red List.

Wikipedia contributors, Belize 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 2026-10-05T10:02:20.317361+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.

Identity & source status

Scientific name
Phyllodactylus insularis Dixon, 1960
Name authority
Dixon, 1960
Common name
Belize 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.

  1. domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
  2. kingdomAnimalia
  3. phylumChordata
  4. subphylumVertebrata
  5. infraphylumGnathostomata
  6. parvphylumOsteichthyes
  7. megaclassTetrapoda
  8. classReptilia Laurenti, 1768
  9. orderSquamata Oppel, 1811
  10. suborderGekkota
  11. familyPhyllodactylidae
  12. genusPhyllodactylus
  13. speciesPhyllodactylus insularis Dixon, 1960

Close classified relatives

These entries share the source’s genus, Phyllodactylus. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.

SpeciesClassificationSource status
Barrington Leaf-toed GeckoPhyllodactylus barringtonensis Van Denburgh, 1912PhyllodactylidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Peru Leaf-toed GeckoPhyllodactylus inaequalis Cope, 1875PhyllodactylidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Phyllodactylus leoni Torres-Carvajal, Carvajal-Campos Barnes, Nicholls & Pozo-Andrade, 2013PhyllodactylidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Western Leaf-toed GeckoPhyllodactylus lepidopygus (Tschudi, 1845)PhyllodactylidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Dutch Leaf-toed GeckoPhyllodactylus martini Lidth de Jeude, 1887PhyllodactylidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Central Leaf-toed GeckoPhyllodactylus microphyllus Cope, 1875PhyllodactylidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Oaxacan Leaf-toed GeckoPhyllodactylus muralis Taylor, 1940PhyllodactylidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Honduran Leaf-toed GeckoPhyllodactylus palmeus Dixon, 1968PhyllodactylidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Phyllodactylus papenfussi Murphy, Blair & de la Cruz, 2009PhyllodactylidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
ParditaNorte Leaf-toed GeckoPhyllodactylus partidus Dixon, 1966PhyllodactylidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Phyllodactylus pumilus Dixon & Huey, 1970PhyllodactylidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Peters' Leaf-toed GeckoPhyllodactylus reissii Peters, 1862PhyllodactylidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied

Browse 126 records assigned to Phyllodactylidae.

Documented distribution

Source distribution statements, not a complete range map. A listed locality is not necessarily a place of origin.

Belize (Bay islands and other islands off Belize)

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.

  1. https://reptile-database.reptarium.cz/species?genus=Phyllodactylus&species=insularis 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.

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:4H6B9. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.