Home - Taxonomy - Geography - Biodiversity - Literature - Purchase RepFocus Recent updates Citation: Midtgaard, Rune. RepFocus - A Survey of the Reptiles of the World. (www.repfocus.dk). Latest update: December 31st, 2022. Taxonomy of the family Sphaerodactylidae Bibliography of the genus Coleodactylus Biodiversity of the family Sphaerodactylidae Genus Coleodactylus Sheath-toed Pygmy Geckos Brasilianische Zwerggeckos Brasilianske Dværggekkoer 1926 Coleodactylus Parker (type species: Sphaerodactylus meridionalis Boulenger 1888) Contents: 5 species, of which 4 (80.0%) are endemic. Endemism: 0% 100% Remarks: Previously included Chatogekko amazonicus. Distribution: N. South America. Reported from: Brazil (Alagoas, Bahia, Ceara, Espirito Santo, Goias, Maranhao, Mato Grosso, Mato Grosso do Sul, Para, Paraiba, Pernambuco, Piaui, Rio Grande do Norte, Roraima, Sergipe, Tocantins), Guyana, Surinam, Venezuela. Coleodactylus brachystoma Cerrado Pygmy Gecko Cerrado-Zwerggecko Cerrado-dværggekko 1935 Homonota brachystoma Amaral Coleodactylus brachystoma Vanzolini 1957 1939 Sphaerodactylus pfrimeri Miranda-Ribeiro (Wermuth 1965) Distribution: Brazil (Bahia, Goias, Mato Grosso, Mato Grosso do Sul, Piaui, Tocantins). Coleodactylus elizae Alagoas Pygmy Gecko Alagoas-Zwerggecko Alagoas-dværggekko 2012 Coleodactylus elizae Goncalves, Torquato, Skuk & Sena Distribution: Brazil (Alagoas). Coleodactylus meridionalis Atlantic Forest Pygmy Gecko, Meridian Gecko Atlantischer Zwerggecko Atlantisk Dværggekko 1888 Sphaerodactylus meridionalis Boulenger Coleodactylus meridionalis Parker 1926 Remarks: Records from Guyana, Venezuela, and Roraima, Brazil, refer to septentrionalis (Vanzolini 1980; Rivas, Molina, Ugueto, Barros, Barrio-Amoros & Kok 2012). Distribution: Brazil (Alagoas, Bahia, Ceara, Goias, Maranhao, Para, Paraiba, Pernambuco, Piaui, Rio Grande do Norte, Sergipe, Tocantins). Coleodactylus natalensis Natal Pygmy Gecko Natal-Zwerggecko Natal-dværggekko 1999 Coleodactylus natalensis Freire Distribution: Brazil (Rio Grande do Norte). Coleodactylus septentrionalis Northern Pygmy Gecko, Ilha Maracá Gecko Nordbrasilianischer Zwerggecko Nordbrasiliansk Dværggekko 1980 Coleodactylus septentrionalis Vanzolini Distribution: Brazil (Maranhao, Roraima), Guyana, Surinam, Venezuela.