Coleodactylus Elizae
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''Coleodactylus elizae'' is a species of gecko, a lizard in the Family (biology), family Sphaerodactylidae. The species is Endemism, endemic to Brazil.


Etymology

The Specific name (zoology), 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 Bromeliaceae, bromeliads.


Description

The maximum recorded snout-to-vent length (SVL) for ''C. elizae'' is .


References


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'' Hampton Wildman Parker, Parker, 1926 (Squamata: Sphaerodactylidae) from the Atlantic Forest of northeast Brazil". ''Zootaxa'' 3204: 20–30. (''Coleodactylus elizae'', new species). Coleodactylus Geckos of Brazil Endemic reptiles of Brazil Reptiles described in 2012 {{gecko-stub