Biology:Chatogekko
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Sphaerodactylidae |
| Genus: | Chatogekko Gamble et al., 2011 |
| Species: | C. amazonicus
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| Chatogekko amazonicus (Andersson, 1918)
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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]
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References
- ↑ "Coleodactylus amazonicus (ANDERSSON, 1918)". Reptile Database. http://reptile-database.reptarium.cz/species?genus=Chatogekko&species=amazonicus&search_param=%28%28common_name%3D%27Coleodactylus+amazonicus%27%29%29.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Tony Gamble; Juan D. Daza; Guarino R. Colli; Laurie J. Vitt; 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. PMID 22125341.
- ↑ 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. https://books.google.com/?id=1h3EpSp-YU4C&lpg=PP1&pg=PA186#v=onepage&q&f=false.
- ↑ 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. https://books.google.com/?id=qdpxsIPm8kkC&lpg=PP1&pg=PA480#v=onepage&q&f=false.
Wikidata ☰ Q498868 entry
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