''Coleodactylus'' is a

genus Genus (; : genera ) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family (taxonomy), family as used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In bino ...

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. They range from . Geckos are unique among lizards ...

Classification

''Coleodactylus'' is placed in the family

Sphaerodactylidae The Sphaerodactylidae are a Family (biology), 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 fam ...

and contains the following species which are recognized as being valid. *'' Coleodactylus brachystoma'' – Goias gecko *'' Coleodactylus elizae'' *'' Coleodactylus meridionalis'' – meridian gecko *'' Coleodactylus natalensis'' – Natal pygmy gecko *'' Coleodactylus septentrionalis'' – Ilha Maracá gecko The species formerly known as ''Coleodactylus amazonicus'' has been transferred to the genus '' Chatogekko''.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