Biology:Chatogekko

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Chatogekko
Chatogekko amazonicus.jpg
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
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]
  • Sphaerodactylus amazonicus Andersson, 1918
  • Coleodactylus amazonicus Vanzolini, 1957
  • Coleodactylus guimaraesi Vanzolini, 1957
  • Coleodactylus zernyi Wettstein, 1928
  • Coleodactylus amazonicus Rösler, 1995
  • Coleodactylus amazonicus Avila-Peres & Hoogmoed, 2000
  • Coleodactylus amazonicus Pianka & Vitt, 2003

Chatogekko is a genus of South American geckos. Its type and only species is a very small gecko C. amazonicus, the Brazilian Pygmy 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]

Saurodactylus

Chatogekko

Gonatodes

Lepidoblepharis

Pseudogonatodes

Coleodactylus

Sphaerodactylus

References

Wikidata ☰ Q498868 entry