The genus
Lepidocolaptes was introduced in 1853 by the German naturalist
Ludwig Reichenbach. The name combines the
Ancient Greek lepis meaning "scale" with
kolaptēs meaning "pecker". The
type species was designated as the
scaled woodcreeper by
George Robert Gray in 1855.
Species The genus contains 11 species: The
lesser woodcreeper was formerly included in this genus, but is now in
Xiphorhynchus. ==References==