Phyllopezus
Phyllopezus is a genus of South American geckos, lizards in the family Phyllodactylidae. The genus contains eight described species.
Habitat
Phyllopezus species occur in a variety of open and forested habitats across South America including Caatinga, Cerrado, Chaco, Tropical and [subtropical dry broadleaf forests|seasonally dry tropical forest], and Atlantic Forest.Species and geographic ranges
The following species are recognized as being valid.- Phyllopezus diamantino
- Phyllopezus heuteri – Heuter's gecko – Paraguay
- Phyllopezus lutzae – Lutz's gecko, Bogert's gecko, Lutz' marked gecko – Brazil
- Phyllopezus maranjonensis – Peru
- Phyllopezus periosus – Paraíba gecko, Peraiba gecko – Brazil
- Phyllopezus pollicaris – Brazilian gecko – Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil
- Phyllopezus przewalskii – Przewalsky's gecko – Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay
- Phyllopezus selmae