Phyllopezus sapiranga

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Gekkonoidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Podiata 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: Neoreptilia Cladus: Parapleurota Cladus: Neodiapsida Cladus: Sauria Cladus: Lepidosauromorpha Superordo: Lepidosauria Ordo: Squamata Subordo: Gekkota Infraordo: Gekkomorpha Superfamilia: Gekkonoidea

Familia: Phyllodactylidae
Genus: Phyllopezus
Species: Phyllopezus sapiranga

Name

Phyllopezus sapiranga Dubeux, Dubeux, Neves, Werneck, Rodrigues, Mott & Nunes, 2025: 179

• Holotype: CHUFPE-R 1962, adult ♂, collected by M.J.M. Dubeux, P.M.S. Neves, Lucas Silva Rodrigues and Thiago Nascimento on 20 July 2023.
• Type locality: “Serra da Jiboia (− 12.87155, − 39.48088; 496 m a.s.l.), municipality of Elísio Medrado, Bahia state, Brazil”.

References

Primary references

• Dubeux, M.J.M., Dubeux, G.M.N.V., Neves, J.M.M., Werneck, F.P., Rodrigues, M.T., Mott, T. & Nunes, P.M.S. 2025. Uncovering neotropical rock geckos’ diversity: multiple data sources on an integrated taxonomic approach reveal a new species of Phyllopezus Peters, 1878 (Squamata: Phyllodactylidae) from northeastern Brazilian Atlantic Forest. Zoologischer Anzeiger 319: 173–195. DOI: 10.1016/j.jcz.2025.09.011 Reference page.