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Chatogekko

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Family
  
Sphaerodactylidae

Rank
  
Species

Class
  
Reptilia

Phylum
  
Chordata

Order
  
Scaled reptiles

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Genus
  
Chatogekko Gamble et al., 2011

Similar
  
Coleodactylus, Pseudogonatodes, Scaled reptiles, Lepidoblepharis, Sphaerodactylidae

Chatogekko is a genus of South American geckos. Its type and only species is C. amazonicus, a very small gecko. They grow to a maximum length of only 24 millimetres (0.94 in). They are found in leaf litter on the forest floor and prey on springtails and mites.

The following cladogram represents phylogenetic relationships among sphaerodactyl geckos presented by Gamble et al. in 2011.

References

Chatogekko Wikipedia