Brazilian gecko

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

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.

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