Phyllopezus maranjonensis is a species of gecko, a lizard in the family Phyllodactylidae. The species is endemic to Peru.
Geographic range P. maranjonensis is found in Chachapoyas Province, Amazonas Department, Peru.
Description P. maranjonensis may attain a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of . It is the largest species of gecko in the New World.Aurich, Janina; Koch, Claudia; Böhme, Wolfgang (2015). "Reproduction in a gecko assemblage (Squamata: Phyllodactylidae) in the Marañon Region (Peru) and comments on the largest gecko in the New World". Phyllomedusa 14 (1): 53-62.
Reproduction P. maranjonensis is oviparous. The adult female lays two eggs per clutch, laying multiple clutches in one year.
References
Further reading Koch, Claudia; Venegas, Pablo J.; Böhme, Wolfgang (2006). "A remarkable discovery: description of a big-growing new gecko (Squamata: Gekkonidae: Phyllopezus) from northwestern Peru". Salamandra 42 (2-3): 145–150. (Phyllopezus maranjonensis, new species).