The meridian gecko (Coleodactylus meridionalis) is a species of lizard in the family Sphaerodactylidae. The species is endemic to Brazil.
Meridian gecko | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Family: | Sphaerodactylidae |
Genus: | Coleodactylus |
Species: | C. meridionalis
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Binomial name | |
Coleodactylus meridionalis (Boulenger, 1888)
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Geographic range
editC. meridionalis has been recorded from the Brazilian states of Bahia, Ceará, Pará, Paraíba, Pernambuco, and Sergipe.[1]
Description
editC. meridionalis may attain a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of 28 mm (1.1 in). The pupil of the eye is round.[1]
Behavior
editReproduction
editAs prey
editC. meridionalis is preyed upon by the spider Parabatinga brevipes.[2]
References
edit- ^ a b c d e Coleodactylus meridionalis at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database
- ^ Almeida, Rony Peterson Santos; do Rosário, Igor Rios; Dias, Eduardo José dos Reis (2015). "Coleodactylus meridionalis. Predation". Herpetological Review 46 (3): 432-433.
Further reading
edit- Boulenger GA (1888). "On some Reptiles and Batrachians from Iguarasse, Pernambuco". Annals and Magazine of Natural History, Eighth Series 2: 40–43. (Sphaerodactylus meridionalis, new species, pp. 40–41).
- Parker HM (1926). "The Neotropical Lizards of the Genera Lepidoblepharis, Pseudogonatodes, Lanthrogecko, and Sphaerodactylus, with the Description of a new Genus". Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., Ninth Series 17: 291–301. (Coleodactylus meridionalis, new combination, p. 300).
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