Biology:Sam Roi Yot bent-toed gecko

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Short description: Species of lizard

Sam Roi Yot bent-toed gecko
Cyrtodactylus samroiyot, Sam Roi Yot bent-toed gecko - Khao Sam Roi Yot National Park (35827992064).jpg
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Gekkonidae
Genus: Cyrtodactylus
Species:
C. samroiyot
Binomial name
Cyrtodactylus samroiyot
Pauwels & Sumontha, 2014

The Sam Roi Yot bent-toed gecko (Cyrtodactylus samroiyot) is a species of gecko that is endemic to Thailand.[2]

It was first described by Olivier Pauwels and Montri Sumontha in 2014.[2][3] The specific epithet, samroiyot, means "three hundred peaks" and refers to the district where the type specimen was found.[2] It is found in rocky, sparsely vegetated areas on limestone cliffs.[1] It lays two eggs.[1]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q16658901 entry