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Duellman's pigmy leaf-toed gecko

species of reptile

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Source revisionAug 14, 2026
Entity authorityQ3381885 ↗
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Duellman's pigmy leaf-toed gecko (Phyllodactylus duellmani), also known commonly as la salamanquesa pigmea de Duellman in Mexican Spanish, is a species of lizard in the family Phyllodactylidae. The species is endemic to Mexico.

Etymology

The specific name, duellmani, is in honor of American herpetologist William Edward Duellman.

Geographic range

P. duellmani is found in the Mexican state of Michoacán.

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of P. duellmani is forest, where it has been found on tree branches and on rocks.

Reproduction

P. duellmani is oviparous.

References

Further reading

Dixon JR (1960). "Two New Geckos, Genus Phyllodactylus (Reptilia:Sauria), from Michoacan, Mexico". Southwestern Naturalist 5 (1): 37–42. (Phyllodactylus duellmani, new species, p.

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This entry incorporates text from “Duellman's pigmy leaf-toed gecko” on English Wikipedia. Contributors are listed in the page history. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Selected authority identifiers and statements are retrieved from Wikidata under CC0; their references and qualifiers remain part of the verification path.