Coleodactylus
| Coleodactylus | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Infraorder: | Gekkota |
| Family: | Sphaerodactylidae |
| Genus: | Coleodactylus Parker, 1926[1] |
Coleodactylus is a genus of South American geckos.
Classification
Coleodactylus is placed in the family Sphaerodactylidae[2][3] and contains the following species:
- Goias Gecko, Coleodactylus brachystoma
- Meridian Gecko, Coleodactylus meridionalis
- Natal Pygmy Gecko, Coleodactylus natalensis
- Ilha Marca Gecko, Coleodactylus septentrionalis
Coleodactylus amazonicus has been transferred to the genus Chatogekko.[4]
References
- ↑ Parker, H. W. 1926. The neotropical lizards of the genera Lepidoblepharis, Pseudogonatodes, Lanthrogecko, and Sphaerodactylus, with the description of a new genus. Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. (9) 17: 291-301.
- ↑ Gamble, T., A. M. Bauer, E. Greenbaum, & T.R. Jackman. 2008. Evidence for Gondwanan vicariance in an ancient clade of gecko lizards. Journal of Biogeography 35: 88-104
- ↑ Gamble, T., A. M. Bauer, G. R. Colli, E. Greenbaum, and T.R. Jackman, L. J. Vitt and A. M. Simons. 2011. Coming to America: Multiple Origins of New World Geckos. Journal of Evolutionary Biology 24:231-244.
- ↑ Gamble, T., J. D. Daza, G. R. Colli, L. J. Vitt and A. M. Bauer (2011). "A new genus of miniaturized and pug-nosed gecko from South America (Sphaerodactylidae: Gekkota)". Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 163:1244–1266
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