Kingdom Animalia Family Gekkonidae Phylum Chordata Rank Species | Class Reptilia Subfamily Gekkoninae Genus Coleodactylus Order Scaled reptiles | |
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Similar Coleodactylus, Scaled reptiles, Chatogekko, Pseudogonatodes, Enyalius catenatus | ||
Lagartinho do folhi o natal pygmy gecko coleodactylus natalensis
Coleodactylus natalensis is a species of South American Gekkonidae (gecko). With a length of 35 millimetres, it is one of the smallest known lizards.
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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.
Classification
The genus is placed in the subfamily Gekkoninae or Sphaerodactylinae.
References
Coleodactylus natalensis Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA