Phyllodactylus ventralis

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Phyllodactylus ventralis
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Phyllodactylidae
Genus: Phyllodactylus
Species:
P. ventralis
Binomial name
Phyllodactylus ventralis
Synonyms [2]
  • Phyllodactylus mülleri
  • Phyllodactylus underwoodi

Phyllodactylus ventralis, the Margarita leaf-toed gecko, is a species of lizard found in northern Colombia, Venezuela (including Margarita Island), [1] [2] and according to some sources, also Grenada and other Windward Islands. [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 Rivas, G.; Ortega, A.; Caicedo, J. (2016). "Phyllodactylus ventralis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2016: e.T44579060A44579066. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T44579060A44579066.en . Retrieved 18 November 2021.
  2. 1 2 3 Phyllodactylus ventralis at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 21 January 2019.