Matoatoa
{{Short description|Genus of lizards}}
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| taxon = Matoatoa
| authority = Nussbaum, Raxworthy & Pronk, 1998
| range_map = Matoatoa sp. distribution.png
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Matoatoa is a small genus of geckos, lizards in the family Gekkonidae. The genus is endemic to Madagascar.{{NRDB genus|genus=Matoatoa|accessdate=14 March 2014}}
Species
There are two recognized species:
- Matoatoa brevipes {{small|(Mocquard, 1900)}}
- Matoatoa spannringi {{small|Nussbaum, Raxworthy & Pronk, 1998}}
Nota bene: A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Matoatoa.
References
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Further reading
- Heinicke MP, Daza JD, Greenbaum E, Jackman TR, Bauer AM (2014). "Phylogeny, taxonomy and biogeography of a circum-Indian Ocean clade of leaf-toed geckos (Reptilia: Gekkota), with a description of two new genera". Systematics and Biodiversity 12 (1): 23–42.
- Nussbaum RA, Raxworthy CJ, Pronk O (1998). "The Ghost Geckos of Madagascar: A Further Revision of the Malagasy Leaf-toed Geckos (Reptilia, Squamata, Gekkonidae)". Miscellaneous Publications, Museum of Zoology, University of Michigan (186): 1-26. (Matoatoa, new genus, p. 2; M. spannringi, new species, p. 12).
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Category:Reptiles of Madagascar
Category:Endemic fauna of Madagascar
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