Pleopeltis is a genus of ferns in the family Polypodiaceae, subfamily Polypodioideae, according to the Pteridophyte Phylogeny Group classification of 2016 (PPG I). The genus widely distributed in tropical regions of the world, and also north into temperate regions in eastern North America and eastern Asia. Several species are known by the common name scaly polypody and resurrection fern. The genus is closely related to Polypodium. Many of the species have been or sometimes are still included in that genus. Further changes in the circumscription of the genus may occur as research continues. They are epiphytic, epipetric (growing on rocks), or rarely terrestrial ferns, with a creeping, densely hairy or scaly rhizome bearing fronds at intervals along its length. The fronds are evergreen, persisting for 1–2 years, and are entire or deeply pinnatifid. The sori or groups of spore-cases (sporangia) are borne on the back of the frond. Species , Checklist of Ferns and Lycophytes of the World accepted the following species and hybrids: Pleopeltis acicularis (Weath.) A.R.Sm. & T.Krömer Pleopeltis alansmithii (R.C.Moran) A.R.Sm. & Tejero Pleopeltis alborufula (Brade) Salino Pleopeltis angusta Humb. & Bonpl. ex Willd. Pleopeltis appressa M.Kessler & A.R.Sm. Pleopeltis × aspidiolepis (Baker) A.R.Sm. Pleopeltis astrolepis (Liebm.) E.Fourn. Pleopeltis aturensis (Maury) A.R.Sm. Pleopeltis balaonensis (Hieron.) A.R.Sm. Pleopeltis ballivianii (Rosenst.) A.R.Sm. Pleopeltis × bartlettii (Weath.) A.R.Sm. & Tejero Pleopeltis bombycina (Maxon) A.R.Sm. Pleopeltis bradei (de la Sota) Salino Pleopeltis bradeorum (Rosenst.) A.R.Sm. & Tejero Pleopeltis buchtienii (Christ & Rosenst.) A.R.Sm. Pleopeltis burchellii (Baker) Hickey & Sprunt ex A.R.Sm. Pleopeltis × cerro-altoensis Danton & Boudrie Pleopeltis christensenii A.R.Sm. Pleopeltis coenosora R.C.Moran Pleopeltis collinsii (Maxon) A.R.Sm. & Tejero Pleopeltis complanata (Weath.) E.A.Hooper Pleopeltis constricta Sprunt & Hickey Pleopeltis conzattii (Weath.) R.M.Tryon & A.F.Tryon Pleopeltis crassinervata (Fée) T.Moore Pleopeltis cryptocarpa (Fée) A.R.Sm. & Tejero Pleopeltis desvauxii (Klotzsch) Salino Pleopeltis disjuncta M.Kessler & A.R.Sm. Pleopeltis ecklonii (Kunze) A.R.Sm. Pleopeltis fallacissima (Maxon) A.R.Sm. & Tejero Pleopeltis fallax (Schltdl. & Cham.) Mickel & Beitel Pleopeltis fayorum (R.C.Moran & B. Øllg.) A.R.Sm. Pleopeltis fimbriata (Maxon) A.R.Sm. Pleopeltis fossa Moore Pleopeltis fraseri (Kuhn) A.R.Sm. Pleopeltis friedrichsthaliana (Kunze) A.R.Sm. & Tejero Pleopeltis fructuosa (Maxon & Weath.) Lellinger Pleopeltis furcata (L.) A.R.Sm. Pleopeltis furfuracea (Schltdl. & Cham.) A.R.Sm. & Tejero Pleopeltis guttata (Maxon) E.G.Andrews & Windham Pleopeltis gyroflexa (Christ) Schwartsb. (syn. P. repanda) Pleopeltis hirsutissima (Raddi) de la Sota Pleopeltis hookeri A.R.Sm. Pleopeltis insularum (C.V.Morton) A.R.Sm. Pleopeltis intermedia M.Kessler & A.R.Sm. Pleopeltis lepidopteris (Langsd. & Fisch.) de la