Biology:Dumnui's bent-toed gecko
| Dumnui's bent-toed gecko | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Gekkonidae |
| Genus: | Cyrtodactylus |
| Species: | C. dumnuii
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| Binomial name | |
| Cyrtodactylus dumnuii Bauer, K. Kunya, Sumontha, Niyomwan, Pauwels, Chanhome &
T. Kunya, 2010[1] | |
Dumnui's bent-toed gecko (Cyrtodactylus dumnuii) is a species of lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is endemic to Thailand.
Etymology
The specific name, dumnuii, is in honor of Thai zoologist Sophon Dumnui.[2]
Geographic range
C. dumnuii is only known from its type locality, Phabartmaejon Cave in Mae Na, in Chiang Mai Province, Thailand[1][3]
Habitat
The preferred natural habitats of C. dumnuii are forest and dry caves.[4] The holotype and paratype specimens of C. dumnuii were collected inside the entrance and up to 30 m (98 ft) into a limestone cave.[1]
Description
Adult males of C. dumnuii measure 81–84 mm (3.2–3.3 in) in snout-to-vent length (SVL), and adult females 76–84 mm (3.0–3.3 in) SVL.[1]
Reproduction
The mode of reproduction of C. dumnuii is unknown.[3]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Bauer, Aaron M.; Kunya, Kirati; Sumontha, Montri; Niyomwan, Piyawan; Pauwels, Olivier S. G.; Chanhome, Lawan; Kunya, Tunyakorn (2010). "Cyrtodactylus dumnuii (Squamata: Gekkonidae), a new cave-dwelling gecko from Chiang Mai Province, Thailand". Zootaxa 2570 (1): 41–50. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.2570.1.2. http://www.mapress.com/j/zt/article/view/9399.
- ↑ Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN:978-1-4214-0135-5. (Cyrtodactylus dumnuii, p. 77).
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Cyrtodactylus dumnuii at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 22 March 2018.
- ↑ Cite error: Invalid
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