Przewalsky's gecko (Phyllopezus przewalskii) is a species of gecko, a lizard in the family Phyllodactylidae. The species is endemic to South America.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Phyllodactylidae |
| Genus: | Phyllopezus |
| Species: | P. przewalskii
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| Binomial name | |
| Phyllopezus przewalskii Koslowsky, 1895
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Etymology
editThe specific name, przewalskii, is in honor of Russian naturalist Nikolay Przhevalsky.
Geographic range
editP. przewalskii is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, and Paraguay.[1]
Description
editThe holotype has the following measurements: total length 123 mm (4.8 in); head, 20 mm (0.79 in); body, 50 mm (2.0 in); tail, 53 mm (2.1 in).[2]
References
edit- ^ a b Phyllopezus przewalskii at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database
- ^ Koslowsky (1895).
Further reading
edit- Koslowsky J (1895). "Un nuevo geco de Matto Grosso ". Revista del Museo de la Plata 6: 371-373 + Plate I. (Phyllopezus przewalskii, new species). (in Spanish).
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