Puerto Rican leaf-toed gecko

The Puerto Rican leaf-toed gecko (Phyllodactylus wirshingi) is a species of lizard in the family Phyllodactylidae. The species is endemic to Puerto Rico.

Puerto Rican leaf-toed gecko
Conservation status
Near Threatened  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Infraorder:	Gekkota
Family:	Phyllodactylidae
Genus:	Phyllodactylus
Species:	P. wirshingi
Binomial name
Phyllodactylus wirshingi Kerster & H.M. Smith, 1955

Etymology

The specific name, wirshingi, is in honor of Puerto Rican amateur naturalist Juan A. "Tito" Wirshing (died 1967), who collected the holotype.^[2]

Geographic range

P. wirshingi is found on the Puerto Rican island of Caja de Muertos,^[3] and on the adjacent southern coast of Puerto Rico.^[1]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of P. wirshingi is forest at altitudes from sea level to 150 m (490 ft).^[1]

Reproduction

P. wirshingi is oviparous.^[3]