''Coleodactylus'' is a

genus Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms as well as viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus comes above species and below family. In binomial n ...

of South American

gecko Geckos are small, mostly carnivorous lizards that have a wide distribution, found on every continent except Antarctica. Belonging to the infraorder Gekkota, geckos are found in warm climates throughout the world. They range from . Geckos ar ...

Classification

''Coleodactylus'' is placed in the family

Sphaerodactylidae The Sphaerodactylidae are a family of geckos (Gekkota) distributed in North America, Central America, South America, and the Caribbean, as well as in Southern Europe, North Africa, the Middle East, and into Central Asia. The family contains 12 ...

and contains the following species which are recognized as being valid. *'' Coleodactylus brachystoma'' – Goias gecko *'' Coleodactylus elizae'' *''

Coleodactylus meridionalis The meridian gecko (''Coleodactylus meridionalis'') is a species of lizard in the family Sphaerodactylidae. The species is endemic to Brazil. Geographic range ''C. meridionalis'' has been recorded from the Brazilian states of Bahia, Ceará C ...

'' – meridian gecko *''

Coleodactylus natalensis The Natal pygmy gecko (''Coleodactylus natalensis'') is a species of South American lizard in the family Sphaerodactylidae. Etymology The specific epithet, ''natalensis'', refers to Natal, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil, the location of its first d ...

'' – Natal pygmy gecko *''

Coleodactylus septentrionalis ''Coleodactylus'' is a genus of South American geckos. Classification ''Coleodactylus'' is placed in the family Sphaerodactylidae and contains the following species which are recognized as being valid. *'' Coleodactylus brachystoma'' – Goia ...

'' – Ilha Maracá gecko The species formerly known as ''Coleodactylus amazonicus'' has been transferred to the genus ''

Chatogekko The Brazilian pygmy gecko (''Chatogekko amazonicus'') is a species of South American lizard in the family Sphaerodactylidae. The species is monotypic in the genus ''Chatogekko''. (''Chatogekko'', new genus). It grows to a maximum total length (in ...

''.Gamble T, Daza JD, Colli GR, Vitt LJ, Bauer AM (2011). "A new genus of miniaturized and pug-nosed gecko from South America (Sphaerodactylidae: Gekkota)". ''Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society'' 163: 1244–1266.

References

{{Taxonbar, from=Q2283515 Lizard genera Taxa named by Hampton Wildman Parker