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Phyllodactylus maresi Lanza, 1973

Salamanquesa de Mares, Geco de Mares, Mares Leaf-toed Gecko

Taxonomy

Domain
Eukaryota

Kingdom
Animalia

Phylum
Chordata

Class
Reptilia

Order
Squamata

Family
Gekkonidae

Genus
Phyllodactylus

Species
maresi

Taxon category: Accepted

Origin: Endemic

Status

Least concern

Distribution

Distribution: Endemic on Bartolomé, Marchena, Santiago and Rábida Island, and Mares Islet.

References

  • Arteaga, A. Bustamante, L., Vierira, J., Tapia, W., Guayasamin, J.M. (2019) Reptiles of the Galapagos Life on the Enchanted Islands Tropical Herping

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"Galapagos Species Database, Phyllodactylus maresi", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=19028. Accessed 11 August 2025.