The Goias gecko (Coleodactylus brachystoma) is a species of lizard in the family Sphaerodactylidae. The species is endemic to Brazil.

Goias gecko
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Sphaerodactylidae
Genus: Coleodactylus
Species:
C. brachystoma
Binomial name
Coleodactylus brachystoma
(Amaral, 1935)
Synonyms[1]
  • Homonota brachystoma
    Amaral, 1935
  • Sphaerodactylus pfrimeri
    Miranda-Ribeiro, 1937
  • Coleodactylus brachystoma
    Wermuth, 1965

Geographic range

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C. brachystoma is found in the Brazilian states of Goiás, Mato Grosso, and Piauí.[1]

Reproduction

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C. brachystoma is oviparous.[1]

References

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Further reading

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  • 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).