Chatogekko
| Chatogekko amazonicus | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Sphaerodactylidae |
| Genus: | Chatogekko Gamble et al., 2011 |
| Species: | C. amazonicus |
| Binomial name | |
| Chatogekko amazonicus (Andersson, 1918) | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Chatogekko is a genus of South American geckos. Its type and only species is C. amazonicus, a very small gecko.[2] 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.[3][4]
The following cladogram represents phylogenetic relationships among sphaerodactyl geckos presented by Gamble et al. in 2011.[2]
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References
- ↑ Peter Uetz; Jakob Hallermann; Jiri Hosek. "Coleodactylus amazonicus (ANDERSSON, 1918)". Reptile Database.
- 1 2 Tony Gamble, Juan D. Daza, Guarino R. Colli, Laurie J. Vitt and Aaron M. Bauer (2011). "A new genus of miniaturized and pug-nosed gecko from South America (Sphaerodactylidae: Gekkota)". Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society. 163 (4): 1244–1266. doi:10.1111/j.1096-3642.2011.00741.x.
- ↑ Eric R. Pianka; Laurie J. Vitt (2006). Lizards: Windows to the Evolution of Diversity. University of California Press. p. 186. ISBN 978-0-520-24847-2.
- ↑ George R. Zug; Laurie J. Vitt; Janalee P. Caldwell (2001). Herpetology: an introductory biology of amphibians and reptiles. Academic Press. p. 480. ISBN 978-0-12-782622-6.
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