Matoatoa brevipes

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Matoatoa brevipes
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Gekkonidae
Genus: Matoatoa
Species:
M. brevipes
Binomial name
Matoatoa brevipes
(Mocquard, 1900)
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Synonyms [2]
  • Phyllodactylus brevipes
    Mocquard, 1900
  • Phyllodactylus porphyreus brevipes
    Kluge, 1993
  • Matoatoa brevipes
    Nussbaum, Raxworthy & Pronk, 1998

Matoatoa brevipes is a species of gecko, a lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is endemic to Madagascar.

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Geographic range

M. brevipes is found along the southwestern coast of Madagascar. [1]

Habitat

M. brevipes is found in hollow tree branches within dry open spiny forest. [1]

Behavior

M. brevipes is a nocturnal species. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Raxworthy, C.J.; Ratsoavina, F.; Rabibisoa, N.; Rakotondrazafy, N.A.; Bora, P. (2011). "Matoatoa brevipes". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2011: e.T172954A6947727. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-2.RLTS.T172954A6947727.en . Retrieved November 20, 2021.
  2. "Matoatoa brevipes ". The Reptile Database. www.reptile-database.org.

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