| Yellowbelly gecko | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Phyllodactylidae |
| Genus: | Phyllodactylus |
| Species: | P. tuberculosus |
| Binomial name | |
| Phyllodactylus tuberculosus Wiegmann, 1834 | |
The yellowbelly gecko (Phyllodactylus tuberculosus) is a species of gecko, a lizard in the family Phyllodactylidae. The species is native to Mexico and Central America. There are two recognized subspecies. [2]
P. tuberculosus is found in the southern Mexican states of Guerrero, Michoacán, Morelos, and Quintana Roo, and in the Central American countries of Belize, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, and Nicaragua. [1] [2]
The preferred natural habitat of P. tuberculosus is forest, at altitudes from sea level to 1,300 m (4,300 ft). It also is found in houses, where it hides during the day inside walls and in thatch roofs. [1]
P. tuberculosus is terrestrial and predominately nocturnal. [1]
Two subspecies are recognized as being valid, including the nominotypical subspecies. [2]
The subspecific name, ingeri, is in honor of American herpetologist Robert F. Inger. [3]
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