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Coleodactylus

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Coleodactylus
Coleodactylus natalensis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
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

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Coleodactylus is placed in the family Sphaerodactylidae[2][3] and contains the following species which are recognized as being valid.[4]

The species formerly known as Coleodactylus amazonicus has been transferred to the genus Chatogekko.[5]

References

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  1. ^ 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).
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ Genus Coleodactylus at The Reptile Database
  5. ^ 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.