Matoatoa | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Subphylum: | Vertebrata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Suborder: | Sauria |
Infraorder: | Gekkota |
Family: | Gekkonidae |
Subfamily: | Gekkoninae |
Genus: |
Matoatoa , & Pronk, 1998 |
Matoatoa is a small genus of geckos, lizards in the family Gekkonidae. The genus is endemic to Madagascar.
There are two recognized species:
Nota bene: A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Matoatoa.
The specific name, spannringi, is in honor of botanist Jürgen Spannring who collected the holotype.