The Brazilian gecko (Phyllopezus pollicaris) is a species of gecko, a lizard in the family Phyllodactylidae. The species is endemic to South America. The Brazilian gecko feeds mostly on arthropods, specifically Diptera.[2]
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| Phyllopezus pollicaris (10.3897-zoologia.37.e46661) Figures 10–15 | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Phyllodactylidae |
| Genus: | Phyllopezus |
| Species: | P. pollicaris
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| Binomial name | |
| Phyllopezus pollicaris (Spix, 1825)
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Geographic range
editP. pollicaris is found in Argentina, Bolivia, and Brazil.[1] They can be found in a variety of places from Amazonia areas to also urban areas.[3]
Description
editDorsally, P. pollicaris is gray-brown, with darker brown transverse band-like spots.[4]
Reproduction
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c Phyllopezus pollicaris at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database
- ^ Sousa, J. G. G. (2017). Feeding ecology of two sympatric geckos in an urban area of Northeastern Brazil. Acta Herpetologica., 12(1), 49–54. https://doi.org/10.13128/Acta_Herpetol-18354
- ^ Sousa, J. G. G. (2017). Feeding ecology of two sympatric geckos in an urban area of Northeastern Brazil. Acta Herpetologica., 12(1), 49–54. https://doi.org/10.13128/Acta_Herpetol-18354
- ^ Boulenger GA (1885). Catalogue of the Lizards in the British Museum (Natural History). Second Edition. Volume I. Geckonidæ ... London: Trustees of the British Museum (Natural History). (Taylor and Francis, printers). xii + 436 pp. + Plates I-XXXII. (Phyllopezus goyazensis, pp. 145-146).
Further reading
edit- Spix JB (1825). Animalia nova sive species novae lacertarum, quas in itinere per Brasiliam annis MDCCCXVIII – MDCCCXX jussu et auspiciis Maximiliani Josephi I. Bavariae Regis suscepto collegit et descripsit. Munich: F.S. Hübschmann. Index + 26 pp. + Plates I-XXVIII. (Thecadactylus pollicaris, new species p. 17 + Plate XVIII, figure 2). (in Latin).
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