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Matoatoa

Matoatoa
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 sp. distribution.png

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.



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