The Barbados leaf-toed gecko (''Phyllodactylus pulcher'') is a species of

gecko Geckos are small, mostly carnivorous lizards that have a wide distribution, found on every continent except Antarctica. Belonging to the infraorder Gekkota, geckos are found in warm climates throughout the world. They range from . Geckos ar ...

endemic to the Caribbean island-nation of Barbados. It is the only known leaf-toed gecko in the

Lesser Antilles The Lesser Antilles ( es, link=no, Antillas Menores; french: link=no, Petites Antilles; pap, Antias Menor; nl, Kleine Antillen) are a group of islands in the Caribbean Sea. Most of them are part of a long, partially volcanic island arc betwe ...

. It has a maximum snout-to-vent length of 62 mm. It has a cream ground color, with a dark line extending from its nostril, through its eye, to its shoulder. Its dorsal surface has variable markings: either brown mottling, broad brown crossbands, or longitudinal brown lines. Little is known about the species' habits and distribution. It is presumed nocturnal, arboreal, and insectivorous. It is considered rare, with few known localities, but its range has not yet been systematically studied. This once presumed extinct species was rediscovered in 2011 on the outcrop known as

Culpepper Island Culpepper Island is a tiny rock (island) in the Atlantic Ocean close to Bayfield and Ragged Point in Saint Philip, Barbados. The island is uninhabited. Geography It is quite possible to wade out to Culpepper Island from the mainland during ...

by Damon Gerard Corrie, the founder and first president of the Barbados Herpetological Society.

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Phyllodactylus pulcher
at the

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Phyllodactylus pulcher
at the Reptile Database Phyllodactylus Endemic fauna of Barbados Reptiles of Barbados Lizards of the Caribbean Reptiles described in 1830 Taxa named by John Edward Gray {{gecko-stub