[3] The specific name, lutzae, is in honor of Brazilian herpetologist Bertha Lutz.

[4] The original generic name, Bogertia, was in honor of American herpetologist Charles Mitchill Bogert.

[4] P. lutzae is found in northeastern Brazil, in the Brazilian states of Bahia, Paraíba, and Pernambuco.

[1] If threatened, P. lutzae may vocalize, and it may shed its tail (autotomy).

[1] P. lutzae preys upon arthropods, mainly spiders and beetles.