Abstract
A new species, Coleodactylus elizae sp. nov., is described for the Atlantic Forest of Northeastern Brazil. It is distinguishedfrom other Coleodactylus species by the following character combinations: one nearly completely divided or two rostralscales, dorsal scales smooth and four scales forming the ungual sheath. The color pattern consists of white spots distributed over a pinkish background. Coleodactylus elizae sp. nov. is a forest species inhabiting bromeliads.References
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