Matoatoa brevipes

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Phylum:Chordata
Class:Reptilia
Order:Squamata
Suborder:Gekkota
Matoatoa brevipes
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Gekkota
Family: Gekkonidae
Genus: Matoatoa
Species:
M. brevipes
Binomial name
Matoatoa brevipes
(Mocquard, 1900)
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.

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

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