Goias gecko

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| name = Goias gecko

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| genus = Coleodactylus

| species = brachystoma

| authority = (Amaral, 1935)

| synonyms = *Homonota brachystoma
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  • Sphaerodactylus pfrimeri
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  • Coleodactylus brachystoma
    {{small|— Wermuth, 1965}}

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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.{{NRDB species|genus=Coleodactylus|species=brachystoma}}

Reproduction

C. brachystoma is oviparous.

References

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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).

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Category:Coleodactylus

Category:Geckos of Brazil

Category:Endemic reptiles of Brazil

Category:Reptiles described in 1935

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