Chatogekko amazonicus

Chatogekko amazonicus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Gekkonoidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Classis: Reptilia Cladus: Eureptilia Cladus: Romeriida Subclassis: Diapsida Cladus: Sauria Infraclassis: Lepidosauromorpha Superordo: Lepidosauria Ordo: Squamata Subordo: Gekkota Infraordo: Gekkomorpha Superfamilia: Gekkonoidea

Familia: Sphaerodactylidae
Genus: Chatogekko
Species: Chatogekko amazonicus

Name

Chatogekko amazonicus (Andersson, 1918)

• Holotype: NRM 3254, collected by A. Roman on 13 May 1915.
• Type locality: “Amazonas, Manaos, Lago Poraquecuare”.

Combinations

• Sphaerodactylus amazonicus Andersson, 1918: 1 [original combination]
• Coleodactylus amazonicus — Vanzolini, 1957: 6 [subsequent combination]
• Chatogekko amazonicus — Gamble, Daza, Colli, Vitt & Bauer, 2011: 1252 [subsequent combination]

Synonyms

• Coleodactylus zernyi Wettstein, 1928: 110 [synonymised by Vanzolini (1957: 4)]
  • Holotype: NHMW 18810, collected by H. Zerny and donated between June–August 1927.
  • Type locality: “Taperinha bei Santarem, Brasilien”.

• Coleodactylus guimaraesi Vanzolini, 1957: 8 [synonymised by Ávila-Pires (1995: 245)]
  • Holotype: MZUSP 3162 (formerly DZ 3162), ♂, collected by Departamento de Zoologia Expedition between 29 October–6 November 1954.
  • Type locality: “Porto Velho, Territorio de Rondônia (antigamente Guaporé)”.

References

Primary references

• Andersson 1918. New lizards from South America. Collected by Nils Holmgren and A. Roman. Arkiv för Zoologi 11(16): 1–9. BHL
• Wettstein, O. 1928. Coleodactylus zernyi nov. spec., ein neuer Gecko aus Brasilien. Zoologischer Anzeiger 76: 110—112.
• Vanzolini, P.E. 1957. O gênero Coleodactylus (Sauria, Gekkonidae). Papéis avulsos do Departamento de Zoologia 13(1): 1–17.
• Ávila-Pires, T.C.S. 1995. Lizards of Brazilian Amazonia (Reptilia: Squamata). Zoologische Verhandelingen 299: 1–706. Full article. Reference page. 
• Gamble, T., Daza, J.D., Colli, G.R., Vitt, L.J. & Bauer, A.M. 2011. A new genus of miniaturized and pug-nosed gecko from South America (Sphaerodactylidae: Gekkota). Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 163(4): 1244–1266. DOI: 10.1111/j.1096-3642.2011.00741.x Reference page. 

Additional references

• Ribeiro-Júnior, M.A. 2015. Catalogue of distribution of lizards (Reptilia: Squamata) from the Brazilian Amazonia. II. Gekkonidae, Phyllodactylidae, Sphaerodactylidae. Zootaxa 3981(1): 1–55. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3981.1.1 Preview (PDF) Reference page. 

Links

• Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2024. Chatogekko amazonicus. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 9 January 2023.
• Hoogmoed, M.S. & Ouboter, P. 2019. IUCN: Chatogekko amazonicus  (Least Concern). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2019: e.T203172A2761399. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-3.RLTS.T203172A2761399.en. Accessed on 09 January 2023.

Vernacular names

English: Pug-nosed Dwarf Gecko