title: Phyllopezus
text: # 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, seasonally dry tropical forest, and Atlantic Forest.
  
  ## Species and geographic ranges
  
  The following species are recognized as being valid.
  
  * Phyllopezus diamantino Dubeux, Goncalves, Palmeira, Nunes, Cassimiro, Gamble, Werneck, Rodrigues, & Mott, 2022
  * Phyllopezus heuteri Cacciali, Lotzkat, Gamble & G. Köhler, 2018 – Heuter's gecko – Paraguay
  * Phyllopezus lutzae (Loveridge, 1941) – Lutz's gecko, Bogert's gecko, Lutz' marked gecko – Brazil
  * Phyllopezus maranjonensis Koch, Venegas & Böhme, 2006 – Peru
  * Phyllopezus periosus Rodrigues, 1986 – Paraíba gecko, Peraiba gecko – Brazil
  * Phyllopezus pollicaris (Spix, 1825) – Brazilian gecko – Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil
  * Phyllopezus przewalskii Koslowsky, 1895 – Przewalsky's gecko – Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay
  * Phyllopezus selmae Dubeux, Goncalves, Palmeira, Nunes, Cassimiro, Gamble, Werneck, Rodrigues, & Mott, 2022
  
  Nota bene: An binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Phyllopezus.
  
  