Puerto Rican leaf-toed gecko
Species of reptile
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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 | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | 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]
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