Galapagos Species Database

Taxon category: Accepted

formerly in CDF Checklist as Phyllodactylus galapagoensis but the name was published by Peters (1869) as P. galapagensis

Origin: Endemic

Distribution: Endemic to an estimated 388 km2 area in the island Baltra, Santa Cruz, Seymour Norte, and islets Caamaño, Daphne Major, Guy Fawkes, Plaza Norte, and Plaza Sur.

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