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Natal pygmy gecko

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Natal pygmy gecko
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The Natal pygmy gecko (Coleodactylus natalensis) is a species of South American lizard in the family Sphaerodactylidae.

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Etymology

The specific epithet, natalensis, refers to Natal, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil, the location of its first discovery.

Geographic range

C. natalensis is endemic to the Atlantic Forest of Brazil.[3]

Description

With a total length (including tail) of 35 mm (1.4 in), C. natalensis is one of the smallest known lizards.[4]

Reproduction

C. natalensis is oviparous.[4] Females probably have a clutch size just one egg. Size at hatching is 11 mm (0.4 in) in snout–vent length; the tail adds to this only one millimeter.[3]

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