Lutz's gecko
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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. lutzae
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| Phyllopezus lutzae (Loveridge, 1941)
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Lutz's gecko (Phyllopezus lutzae), also known commonly as Bogert's gecko and Lutz' marked gecko, is a species of lizard in the family Phyllodactylidae. The species is endemic to Brazil.[3]
Etymology
[edit]The specific name, lutzae, is in honor of Brazilian herpetologist Bertha Lutz.[4] The original generic name, Bogertia, was in honor of American herpetologist Charles Mitchill Bogert.[4]
Geographic range
[edit]P. lutzae is found in northeastern Brazil, in the Brazilian states of Bahia, Paraíba, and Pernambuco.[2]
Habitat
[edit]The preferred natural habitat of P. lutzae is forest.[1]
Behavior
[edit]P. lutzae is terrestrial, and it is both diurnal and nocturnal.[1]
Defensive behavior
[edit]If threatened, P. lutzae may vocalize, and it may shed its tail (autotomy).[1]
Diet
[edit]P. lutzae preys upon arthropods, mainly spiders and beetles. Its diet varies ontogenetically and seasonally.[1]
Reproduction
[edit]Taxonomy
[edit]Based on DNA analysis, Gamble et al. (2012) placed this species in the genus Phyllopezus, along with three other described species and several undescribed species.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e Colli, G.R.; Fenker, J.; Tedeschi, L.; Bataus, Y.S.L.; Uhlig, V.M.; Silveira, A.L.; da Rocha, C.; Nogueira, C. de C.; Werneck, F.; de Moura, G.J.B.; Winck, G.; Kiefer, M.; de Freitas, M.A.; Ribeiro Júnior, M.A.; Hoogmoed, M.S.; Tinôco, M.S.T.; Valadão, R.; Cardoso Vieira, R.; Perez Maciel, R.; Gomes Faria, R.; Recoder, R.; D'Ávila, R.; Torquato da Silva, S.; de Barcelos Ribeiro, S.; Avila-Pires, T.C.S. (2019). "Phyllopezus lutzae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T48443898A48443904. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-1.RLTS.T48443898A48443904.pt. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
- ^ a b c Species Phyllopezus lutzae at The Reptile Database . www.reptile-database.org.
- ^ Loveridge A (1941). "Bogertia lutzae — A New Genus and Species of Gecko from Bahia, Brazil". Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 54: 195-196.
- ^ a b Beolens B, Watkins M, Grayson M (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Bogertia lutzae, pp. 30, 163).
- ^ Gamble T, Colli GR, Rodrigues MT, Werneck FP, Simons AM (2012). "Phylogeny and cryptic diversity in geckos (Phyllopezus; Phyllodactylidae; Gekkota) from South America's open biomes". Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 62 (3): 943-953. (Phyllopezus lutzae, new combination).
Further reading
[edit]- Albuquerque PRA, Morais MSR, Moura PTS, Santos WNS, Costa RMT, Delfim FR, Pontes BES (2019). "Phyllopezus lutzae (Loveridge, 1941) (Squamata, Phyllodactylidae): new records from the Brazilian state of Paraíba". Check List 15 (1): 49–53.
- Freitas MA (2014). "Squamate reptiles of the Atlantic Forest of northern Bahia, Brazil". Check List 10 (5): 1020–1030.
- Rösler H (2000). "Kommentierte Liste der rezent, subrezent und fossil bekannten Gekkotaxa (Reptilia: Gekkonomorpha)". Gekkota 2: 28–153. (Bogertia lutzae, p. 61). (in German).
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