Phyllodactylus galapagensis

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Gekkonoidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Amorphea Cladus: Obazoa Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Cladus: Filozoa Cladus: Choanozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: ParaHoxozoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Cladus: Olfactores Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Cladus: Eugnathostomata Cladus: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Cladus: Stegocephali Cladus: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Cladus: Sauropsida Classis: Reptilia Cladus: Eureptilia Cladus: Romeriida Cladus: Diapsida Cladus: Neodiapsida Cladus: Sauria Cladus: Lepidosauromorpha Subclassis: Lepidosauria Ordo: Squamata Subordo: Gekkota Infraordo: Gekkomorpha Superfamilia: Gekkonoidea

Familia: Phyllodactylidae
Genus: Phyllodactylus
Species: Phyllodactylus galapagensis

Name

Phyllodactylus galapagensis Peters, 1869: 720

• Holotype: ZMB 6550.
• Type locality: “Galapagos-Inseln”, restricted to “Indefatigable” by Lanza (1973).

Native distribution areas

• Ecuador: Galápagos Islands: Santa Cruz Island, Plaza Sur and Daphne Mayor islands.

References

Primary references

• Peters, W. 1869. Über eine neue Eidechsenart, Phyllodactylus galapagensis, von den Galapagos-Inseln. Monatsberichte der Königlichen Preussische Akademie des Wissenschaften zu Berlin 1869: 719–720. BHL

Links

• Uetz, P., Freed, P., Aguilar, R., F. Reyes, J. Kudera & Hošek, J. (eds.) 2025. Phyllodactylus galapagensis. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 17 March 2021.
• Márquez, C., Yánez-Muñoz, M. & Cisneros-Heredia, D.F. 2016. IUCN: Phyllodactylus galapagensis  (Near Threatened). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016: e.T48443616A48443620. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T48443616A48443620.en. Accessed on 15 July 2025.

Vernacular names

• English: Galapagos Leaf-toed Gecko