Coleodactylus
| Coleodactylus | |
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| Coleodactylus natalensis | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Sphaerodactylidae |
| Genus: | Coleodactylus Parker, 1926[1] |
Coleodactylus is a genus of South American geckos.
Classification
[edit]Coleodactylus is placed in the family Sphaerodactylidae[2][3] and contains the following species which are recognized as being valid.[4]
- Coleodactylus brachystoma (Amaral, 1935) – Goias gecko
- Coleodactylus elizae Gonçalves, Torquato, Skuk & Araújo Sena, 2012
- Coleodactylus meridionalis (Boulenger, 1888) – meridian gecko
- Coleodactylus natalensis Freire, 1999 – Natal pygmy gecko
- Coleodactylus septentrionalis Vanzolini, 1980 – Ilha Maracá gecko
The species formerly known as Coleodactylus amazonicus has been transferred to the genus Chatogekko.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ Parker HW (1926). "The Neotropical Lizards of the Genera Lepidoblepharis, Pseudogonatodes, Lanthrogecko, and Sphaerodactylus, with the Description of a new Genus". Annals and Magazine of Natural History, Ninth Series 17: 291-301. (Coleodactylus, new genus).
- ^ Gamble T, Bauer AM, Greenbaum E, Jackman TR (2008). "Evidence for Gondwanan vicariance in an ancient clade of gecko lizards". Journal of Biogeography 35: 88-104.
- ^ Gamble T, Bauer AM, Colli GR, Greenbaum E, Jackman TR, Vitt LJ, Simons AM (2011). "Coming to America: Multiple Origins of New World Geckos". Journal of Evolutionary Biology 24: 231-244.
- ^ Genus Coleodactylus at The Reptile Database
- ^ Gamble T, Daza JD, Colli GR, Vitt LJ, Bauer AM (2011). "A new genus of miniaturized and pug-nosed gecko from South America (Sphaerodactylidae: Gekkota)". Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 163: 1244–1266.