Phyllodactylus simpsoni

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Gekkonoidea 

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Kingdom: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: ParaHoxozoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Cladus: Olfactores
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Megaclassis: Osteichthyes
Cladus: Sarcopterygii
Cladus: Rhipidistia
Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha
Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes
Cladus: Elpistostegalia
Superclassis: Tetrapoda
Cladus: Reptiliomorpha
Cladus: Amniota
Cladus: Sauropsida
Classis: Reptilia
Cladus: Eureptilia
Cladus: Romeriida
Cladus: Diapsida
Cladus: Neodiapsida
Cladus: Sauria
Cladus: Lepidosauromorpha
Subclassis: Lepidosauria
Ordo: Squamata
Subordo: Gekkota
Infraordo: Gekkomorpha
Superfamilia: Gekkonoidea

Familia: Phyllodactylidae
Genus: Phyllodactylus
Species:

Name

Phyllodactylus simpsoni Arteaga, Bustamante, Vieira, Tapia, Carrión & Guayasamin, 2019: 184

  • Holotype: CAS 10339, adult of undetermined sex, collected by Joseph Slevin on 1 November 1905.
  • Type locality: “Puerto Villamil (-0.95622, -90.97023; 3 m), Isabela Island, Galápagos, Ecuador”.
  • Paratypes (n=2): CAS 11245, adult of undetermined sex, collected by Joseph Slevin at the type locality on 9 March 1906; CAS 10351, adult of undetermined sex, collected by Francis Williams at the type locality on 3 November 1905.

Native distribution areas

  • Ecuador: Galápagos Islands: Isabela Island (central and southern parts), Fernandina Island, Cowley Islet and Tortuga Islet.

References

Primary references

  • Arteaga, A., Bustamante, L., Vieira, J., Tapia, W., Carrión, J. & Guayasamin, J.M. 2019. Two new species of leaf-toed geckos (Phyllodactylus) from Isabela Island, Galápagos Archipelago, Ecuador. pp. 174–187 In: Arteaga, A., Bustamante, L., Vieira, J., Tapia, W. & Guayasamin, J.M. (Eds.). Reptiles of the Galápagos: Life on the Enchanted Islands. Tropical Herping: Quito. ISBN 978-9942-36-547-7 Reference page. 

Vernacular names

  • English: Western Galapagos Leaf-toed Gecko
  • español: Geco occidental de Galápagos