Matoatoa brevipes

Matoatoa brevipes is a species of gecko, a lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is endemic to Madagascar.

Matoatoa brevipes
Conservation status
Vulnerable  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific 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

Geographic range

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

M. brevipes is a nocturnal species.^[1]