Gekko nutaphandi
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Gekkota |
| Family: | Gekkonidae |
| Genus: | Gekko |
| Species: | G. nutaphandi
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Gekko nutaphandi is a species of gecko, a lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is endemic to Thailand.
Etymology
[edit | edit source]The specific name, nutaphandi, is in honor of Thai herpetologist Wirot Nutaphand (1932–2005).[3]
Geographic range
[edit | edit source]G. nutaphandi is found in Kanchanaburi Province, central western Thailand.[2]
Habitat
[edit | edit source]The preferred natural habitats of G. nutaphandi are limestone caves and the surrounding forest.[1][4]
Description
[edit | edit source]Medium-sized for its genus, G. nutaphandi may attain a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of at 12 cm (4.7 in) or more. It has 14 rows of dorsal tubercles. The precloacal pores number 17–22 and are arranged in an uninterrupted series. The iris of the eye is red.[2]
Reproduction
[edit | edit source]G. nutaphandi is oviparous.[2]
References
[edit | edit source]- ^ a b Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
- ^ a b c d Species gekko nutaphandi at The Reptile Database www.reptile-database.org.
- ^ Beolens B, Watkins M, Grayson M (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore, Maryland: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).. (Gekko nutaphandi, p. 192).
- ^ Bauer et al. (2008).
Further reading
[edit | edit source]- Bauer AM, Sumontha M, Pauwels OSG (2008). "A new red-eyed Gekko (Reptilia: Gekkonidae) from Kanchanaburi Province, Thailand". Zootaxa 1750: 32–42. (Gekko nutaphandi, new species).
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