Biology:Gekko nutaphandi
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Short description: Species of lizard
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Gekkonidae |
| Genus: | Gekko |
| Species: | G. nutaphandi
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| Gekko nutaphandi Bauer, Sumontha & Pauwels, 2008
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Gekko nutaphandi is a species of gecko, a lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is endemic to Thailand.
Etymology
The specific name, nutaphandi, is in honor of Thai herpetologist Wirot Nutaphand (1932–2005).[2]
Geographic range
Gekko nutaphandi is found in Kanchanaburi Province, central western Thailand.[1]
Habitat
The preferred natural habitats of Gekko nutaphandi are limestone caves and the surrounding forest.[3][4]
Description
Medium-sized for its genus, Gekko 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.[1]
Reproduction
Gekko nutaphandi is oviparous.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 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. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Gekko nutaphandi, p. 192).
- ↑ Cite error: Invalid
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Further reading
- 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).
- Chan-ard, T.; Parr, J.W.K.; Nabhitabhata, J. (2015). A Field Guide to the Reptiles of Thailand. New York: Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0199876181. 352 pp.
- Das, I. (2010). A Field Guide to the Reptiles of South-east Asia: Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam, Peninsular Malaysia, Singapore, Sumatra, Borneo, Java, Bali. London: Bloomsbury Natural History. ISBN 978-1847733474. 376 pp.
Wikidata ☰ Q3100221 entry
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