Biology:Goias gecko
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Short description: Species of lizard
| Goias gecko | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Sphaerodactylidae |
| Genus: | Coleodactylus |
| Species: | C. brachystoma
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| Binomial name | |
| Coleodactylus brachystoma (Amaral, 1935)
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The Goias gecko (Coleodactylus brachystoma) is a species of lizard in the family Sphaerodactylidae. The species is endemic to Brazil .
Geographic range
C. brachystoma is found in the Brazilian states of Goiás, Mato Grosso, and Piauí.[1]
Reproduction
C. brachystoma is oviparous.[1]
References
Further reading
- Albuquerque Brandão, Reuber; Motta, Paulo Cesar (2005). "Circumstantial evidences for mimicry of scorpions by the neotropical gecko Coleodactylus brachystoma (Squamata, Gekkonidae) in the Cerrados of central Brazil". Phyllomedusa 4 (2): 139–145.
- Amaral A (1935). "Estudos sobre lacertilios Neotropicos. III. Um novo genero e duas novas especies de geckonideos e uma nova raça de amphisbenideo, procedentes do Brasil central ". Memórias do Instituto Butantan 9: 251–256. (Homonota brachystoma, new species, p. 254). (in Portuguese).
Wikidata ☰ Q2982436 entry
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