Kingdom Animalia Class Reptilia Infraorder Gekkota Phylum Chordata Order Scaled reptiles | Subphylum Vertebrata Suborder Sauria Family Gekkonidae Rank Genus | |
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Similar Ebenavia, Blaesodactylus, Afrogecko, Paragehyra, Hemiphyllodactylus | ||
Matoatoa
Matoatoa is a small genus of geckos, lizards in the family Gekkonidae. The genus is endemic to Madagascar.
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Species
There are two recognized species:
Nota bene: A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Matoatoa.
Etymology
The specific name, spannringi, is in honor of botanist Jürgen Spannring who collected the holotype.
References
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