NATURAL HISTORY · CATALOGUE RECORD
Western Leaf-toed Gecko
Phyllodactylus lepidopygus (Tschudi, 1845)
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 western leaf-toed gecko (Phyllodactylus lepidopygus) is a species of gecko. It is endemic to Peru. It was described by Johann Jakob von Tschudi in 1845.
The species' natural habitat is restricted to the central coast of Peru, between the regions of Ica and Ancash. In the Lima region, a large portion of its coastal habitat has been negatively affected by urban development. Within the city of Lima, sightings were reported in 2004 in the Pantanos de Villa Reserved Zone, where the species may have found a good opportunity to survive. Large populations of this species are found in the lomas (fog-supported vegetation communities) of Pachacamac and Lachay.
Wikipedia contributors, Western 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 2026-10-05T10:38:07.268510+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Phyllodactylus lepidopygus (Tschudi, 1845)
- Name authority
- (Tschudi, 1845)
- Common name
- Western 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 lepidopygus (Tschudi, 1845)
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 |
| 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 |
| Peters' Leaf-toed GeckoPhyllodactylus reissii Peters, 1862 | PhyllodactylidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Discodactylus phacophorus Tschudi, 1845 Tschudi, 1845 | synonym |
| Phyllodactylus variegatus Werner, 1901 Werner, 1901 | synonym |
| Diplodactylus lepidopygus Tschudi, 1845 Tschudi, 1845 | synonym |
| Phyllodactylus nigrofasciatus Cope, 1878 Cope, 1878 | synonym |
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=lepidopygus 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:4H6BH. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.