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Phyllodactylus simpsoni Arteaga, Bustamante, Viera, Tapia, Carrión, Guayasamin, 2019

Salamanquesa de Simpson, Geco de Simpson, Simpsons Lead-toed Gecko

Taxonomy

Domain
Eukaryota

Kingdom
Animalia

Phylum
Chordata

Class
Reptilia

Order
Squamata

Family
Gekkonidae

Genus
Phyllodactylus

Species
simpsoni

Taxon category: Accepted

Origin: Endemic

Status

Near threatened

Distribution

Distribution: Endemic to Isabela Island, as well as on Fernandina Island, Cowley Islet, and Tortuga Islet.

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"Galapagos Species Database, Phyllodactylus simpsoni", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=19030. Accessed 4 November 2026.