Phyllopezus

Phyllopezus is a genus of South American geckos, lizards in the family Phyllodactylidae. The genus contains eight described species.

Habitat
Phyllopezus species occur in a variety of open and forested habitats across South America including Caatinga, Cerrado, Chaco, seasonally dry tropical forest, and Atlantic Forest.

Species and geographic ranges
The following species are recognized as being valid.


 * Phyllopezus diamantino Dubeux, Goncalves, Palmeira, Nunes, Cassimiro, Gamble, Werneck, Rodrigues, & Mott, 2022
 * Phyllopezus heuteri Cacciali, Lotzkat, Gamble & G. Köhler, 2018 – Heuter's gecko – Paraguay
 * Phyllopezus lutzae (Loveridge, 1941) – Lutz's gecko, Bogert's gecko, Lutz' marked gecko – Brazil
 * Phyllopezus maranjonensis Koch, Venegas & Böhme, 2006 – Peru
 * Phyllopezus periosus Rodrigues, 1986 – Paraíba gecko, Peraiba gecko – Brazil
 * Phyllopezus pollicaris (Spix, 1825) – Brazilian gecko – Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil
 * Phyllopezus przewalskii Koslowsky, 1895 – Przewalsky's gecko – Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay
 * Phyllopezus selmae Dubeux, Goncalves, Palmeira, Nunes, Cassimiro, Gamble, Werneck, Rodrigues, & Mott, 2022

Nota bene: An binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Phyllopezus.