Brazilian gecko

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]

Brazilian gecko
Phyllopezus pollicaris (10.3897-zoologia.37.e46661) Figures 10–15
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Gekkota
Family:	Phyllodactylidae
Genus:	Phyllopezus
Species:	P. pollicaris
Binomial name
Phyllopezus pollicaris (Spix, 1825)
Synonyms[1]
Thecadactylus pollicaris Spix, 1825 Phyllopezus goyazensis W. Peters, 1878 Platydactylus Spixii Schlegel in L. Müller & Brongersma, 1933 Phyllopezus pollicaris — Rodrigues, 1986

Geographic range

P. 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

Dorsally, P. pollicaris is gray-brown, with darker brown transverse band-like spots.^[4]

Reproduction

P. pollicaris is oviparous.^[1]