Phyllodactylus xanti

• Common Names
• Description
• Taxonomy
• Similar Species
• Bibliography
• More Info
• Notes

Common Names

Description

Habitat

Ecology: This lizard inhabits rocky areas (volcanic and granitic; ranging from talus and bedrock/boulder habitats to exfoliating slabs to beach cobble ); occupied vegetation types include desert scrub , thornscrub, and broken chaparral ; sometimes the species can be found under fallen columnar cacti or hidden among other plant material (Grismer 2002, Stebbins 2003). When active at night, it may range into dunes or sandy arroyos and may forage on tree trunks or walls of buildings (Grismer 2002). Eggs are laid in crevices among rocks or under exfoliating bark (Grismer 2002). (Ref. 79585)


List of Habitats:3.4Shrubland - Temperate 3.5Shrubland - Subtropical/Tropical Dry 3.8Shrubland - Mediterranean-type Shrubby Vegetation 8.1Desert - Hot 8.2Desert - Temperate

Taxonomy

Unambiguous Synonyms

1. Phyllodactylus nocticolus acorius MURPHY 1983
2. Phyllodactylus nocticolus angulus MURPHY 1983
3. Phyllodactylus nocticolus circus MURPHY 1983
4. Phyllodactylus nocticolus estebanensis MURPHY 1983
5. Phyllodactylus xanti acorius DIXON 1966
6. Phyllodactylus xanti angulus DIXON 1966
7. Phyllodactylus xanti circus DIXON 1966
8. Phyllodactylus xanti coronatus DIXON 1966
9. Phyllodactylus xanti estebanensis DIXON 1966

Notes

Name Status: Accepted Name .

Similar Species

Members of the genus Phyllodactylus

There are approximately 86 species in this genus:

P. angelensis · P. angustidigitus · P. antillensis · P. apricus · P. barringtonensis (Phyllodactylus Barringtonensis) · P. baurii (Phyllodactylus Bauri) · P. baurii baurii · P. baurii gorii · P. bordai · P. bugastrolepis · P. bugastrolepus · P. clinatus · P. darwini · P. davisi · P. delcampoi · P. dixoni · P. duellmani · P. galapagensis (Galapagos Leaf-Toed Gecko) · P. galapagensis daphnensis · P. galapagensis galapagensis · P. galapagensis maresi · P. galapagensis olschkii · P. galapogoensis · P. gerrhopygeus · P. gerrhopygus · P. gilberti (Phyllodactylus Gilberti) · P. heterurus · P. homolepidurus · P. homolepidurus nolascoensis · P. inaequalis · P. insularis · P. interandinus · P. johnwrighti · P. julieni · P. kofordi · P. lanei · P. lanei isabelae · P. lanei lanei · P. lanei lupitae · P. lanei rupinus · P. leei (San Cristobal Leaf-Toed Gecko) · P. lepidopygus · P. martini · P. melanostictus · P. microlepidotus · P. microphyllus · P. muralis · P. muralis isthmus · P. muralis muralis · P. nocticolus (Peninsula Leaf-Toed Gecko) · P. palmeus · P. parphyreus · P. partidus · P. paucituberculatus · P. pulcher · P. pumilius · P. quayaquilensis · P. reisii · P. reissi (Phyllodactylus Reissi) · P. reissii · P. rutteni · P. santacruzensis · P. sentosus · P. stumpfii · P. tinklei · P. transversalis · P. tuberculatus · P. tuberculosus (Phyllodactylus Tuberculosus) · P. tuberculosus ingeri · P. tuberculosus magnus · P. tuberculosus saxatilis · P. tuberculosus tuberculosus · P. tuberoulosus · P. unatus · P. unctus · P. variagatus · P. ventralis · P. wirshingi (Greater Antillean Leaf-Toed Gecko) · P. wirshingi hispaniolae · P. wirshingi sommeri · P. wirshingi wirshingi · P. xanti (Leaf-Toed Gecko) · P. xanti sloani · P. xanti xanti · P. xanti zweifeli · P. xonti

Bibliography

• Alvarez, C.S., Galina-Tessaro., P. and González-R., A. 1988. Herpetofauna. In: A. Arriaga and A. Ortega (eds) La Sierra de la Laguna de Baja California Sur, pp. 167-184. Centro de Investigaciones Biológicas de Baja California Sur A.C., La Paz, Baja California Sur.
• Banks, R. C., R. W. McDiarmid, A. L. Gardner, and W. C. Starnes 2003. Checklist of Vertebrates of the United States, the U.S. Territories, and Canada.
• Banks, R. C., R. W. McDiarmid, and A. L. Gardner 1987. Checklist of Vertebrates of the United States, the U.S. Territories, and Canada. Resource Publication, no. 166. United States Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service. Washington, D.C., USA. 79.
• Bostic, D.L. 1971. Herpetofauna of the Pacific coast of north central Baja California, Mexico, with a description of a new subspecies of Phyllodactylus xanti. Transactions of the San Diego Society of Natural History 16: 237-264.
• Dixon, J.R. 1964. The systematics and distribution of lizards of the genus Phyllodactylus in North and Central America. Bulletin of the University of New México, Biological Series 61(1): 1-139.
• Dixon, J.R. 1966. Speciation and systematics of the gekkonid lizard genus Phyllodactylus of the islands of the Gulf of California. Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences 33(13): 415-452.
• Dixon, J.R. 1969. Phyllodactylus xanti. Catalogue of American Amphibians and Reptiles 79: 1-2.
• Flores-Villela, Oscar / McCoy, C. J., ed. 1993. Herpetofauna Mexicana: Lista anotada de las especies de anfibios y reptiles de México, cambios taxonómicos recientes, y nuevas especies. Carnegie Museum of Natural History Special Publication, no. 17. Carnegie Museum of Natural History. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA. iv + 73. ISBN: 0-911239-42-1.
• Grismer, L.L. 1994. Ecography of the peninsula herpetofauna of Baja California, Mexico, and its utility for historical biogeography. In: J.W. Wright and P. Brown Proceedings of the Conference on Herpetology of North American Deserts, pp. 89-125. Southwest Herpetological Society Special Publication No. 5, Van Nuys, California.
• Grismer, L.L. 1999. An evolutionary classification of reptiles on islands in the Gulf of California, México. Herpetologica 55(4): 446-469.
• Grismer, L.L. 2001. An evolutionary classification and checklist of amphibians and reptiles on the Pacific islands of Baja California, Mexico. Bulletin of the Southern California Academy of Sciences 100: 12–23.
• Grismer, L.L. 2002. Amphibians and Reptiles of Baja California, including its Pacific Islands and the Islands in the Sea of Cortés. University of California Press, Berkeley and Los Angeles, California.
• Leviton, A.E. and Banta, B.H. 1964. Midwinter reconnaissance of the herpetofauna of the Cape Region of Baja California, Mexico. Proceedings of the California Academy of Science, 4th series 30: 127-156.
• Stebbins, R.C. 2003. A Field Guide to Western Reptiles and Amphibians. Third Edition. Houghton Mifflin Company, Boston, Massachusetts.
• Welsh, H.H. 1988. An ecogeographic analysis of the herpetofauna of the Sierra San Pedro Martir region, Baja California with a contribution to the biogeography of the Baja California herpetofauna. Proceedings of the California Academy of Science, 4th series 46: 1-72.
• Wermuth, H. 1965. Liste der rezenten Amphibien und Reptilien: Gekkonidae, Pygopodidae, Xantusiidae. Das Tierreich, vol. 80. Walter de Gruyter and Co. Berlin, Germany.

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Notes

Contributors

• Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-2006. Systema Naturae 2000. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Accessed October 3, 2006.
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Accessed February 27, 2008. http://www.gbif.org Mediated distribution data from 3 providers.
• Hammerson, G.A. 2007. In IUCN 2008. 2008 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCNRedList.org. Downloaded July 19, 2008.
• MBLWHOI Library: Universal Biological Index and Organizer. uBio.org accessed July 17, 2008.

Data Sources

Accessed through GBIF Data Portal February 27, 2008:

• California Academy of Sciences: CAS Herpetology Collection Catalog
• Los Angeles County Museum of Natural History: Vertebrate specimens
• Museum of Vertebrate Zoology: Terrestrial vertebrate specimens

Identifiers

• Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 2543736
• Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: Rep-24405 Rep-24404
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility Taxonkey: 235282
• Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Serial Number (TSN): 174070
• IUCN ID: 64051
• Natural Heritage Network Species Identifier: ARACD04010
• Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 17871

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