Coleodactylus
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Coleodactylus is a genus of South American geckos.
Classification
Coleodactylus is placed in the family Sphaerodactylidae<ref>Gamble T, Bauer AM, Greenbaum E, Jackman TR (2008). "Evidence for Gondwanan vicariance in an ancient clade of gecko lizards". Journal of Biogeography 35: 88-104.</ref><ref>Gamble T, Bauer AM, Colli GR, Greenbaum E, Jackman TR, Vitt LJ, Simons AM (2011). "Coming to America: Multiple Origins of New World Geckos". Journal of Evolutionary Biology 24: 231-244.</ref> and contains the following species which are recognized as being valid.<ref>Template:EMBL genus</ref>
- Coleodactylus brachystoma Template:Small – Goias gecko
- Coleodactylus elizae Template:Small
- Coleodactylus meridionalis Template:Small – meridian gecko
- Coleodactylus natalensis Template:Small – Natal pygmy gecko
- Coleodactylus septentrionalis Template:Small – Ilha Maracá gecko
The species formerly known as Coleodactylus amazonicus has been transferred to the genus Chatogekko.<ref>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.</ref>