Coleodactylus natalensis
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Gekkonidae |
| Subfamily: | Gekkoninae |
| Genus: | Coleodactylus |
| Species: | Coleodactylus natalensis Freire, 1999[1] |
Coleodactylus natalensis is a species of South American Gekkonidae (gecko). With a length of 35 millimetres, it is one of the smallest known lizards.
A common name for the species is Natal Pigmy Gecko, the specific epithet refers to the location Natal, Rio Grande do Norte of its first discovery. It is endemic to the Atlantic Forest of Brazil.[2]
Classification
The genus is placed in the subfamily Gekkoninae or Sphaerodactylinae.
References
Further reading
- The genus Coleodactylus (Sphaerodactylinae, Gekkota) revisited: A molecular phylogenetic perspective. Silvia Rodrigues Geurgasa, Miguel Trefaut Rodriguesa and Craig Moritz. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 49 1 October 2008, Pages 92-101
SANTOS, R. L.Life in the leaf litter: the Natal pigmy gecko Coleodactylus natalensis.. Reptilia. , v.37, p.52 - 56, 2004.
SANTOS, R. L.Viviendo entre la hojarasca. El geco pigmeo de Natal Coleodactylus natalensis. Reptilia. , v.50, p.56 - 60, 2004.
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