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Coleodactylus elizae

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Species of lizard

Coleodactylus elizae
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Sphaerodactylidae
Genus: Coleodactylus
Species: C. elizae
Binomial name
Coleodactylus elizae
Gonçalves, Torquato, Skuk &
Araújo Sena, 2012

Coleodactylus elizae is a species of gecko, a lizard in the family Sphaerodactylidae. The species is endemic to Brazil.

Etymology

The specific name, elizae, is in honor of Brazilian herpetologist Eliza Maria Xavier Freire.

Geographic range

C. elizae is found in northeastern Brazil in the state of Alagoas.

Habitat

The preferred habitat of C. elizae is forest, where it lives in bromeliads.

Description

The maximum recorded snout-to-vent length (SVL) for C. elizae is 27.4 mm (1.08 in).

References

  1. ^ Coleodactylus elizae at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database

Further reading

  • Correira, Larissa Lima; Gamble, Tony; Landell, Melissa Fontes; Mott, Tamí (2016). "Indels ascertain the phylogenetic position of Coleodactylus elizae Gonçalves, Torquato, Skuk & Sena, 2012 (Gekkota: Sphaerodactylidae)". Zootaxa 4084 (1): 147–150.
  • Gonçalves, Ubiritan; Torquato, Selma; Skuk, Gabriel; Araújo Sena, George de (2012). "A new species of Coleodactylus Parker, 1926 (Squamata: Sphaerodactylidae) from the Atlantic Forest of northeast Brazil". Zootaxa 3204: 20–30. (Coleodactylus elizae, new species).


Taxon identifiers
Coleodactylus elizae


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