| Kolekanos spinicaudus | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Infraorder: | Gekkota |
| Family: | Gekkonidae |
| Genus: | Kolekanos |
| Species: | K. spinicaudus |
| Binomial name | |
| Kolekanos spinicaudus Lobón-Rovira, Conradie, Baptista, & Vaz Pinto, 2022 | |
| Synonyms | |
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Kolekanos spinicaudus is a species of African gecko found in Angola. [1]
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