Biology:Sumontha's gecko

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Short description: Species of lizard

Sumontha's gecko
Cyrtodactylus sumonthai in Khao Wong National Park.jpg
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Gekkonidae
Genus: Cyrtodactylus
Species:
C. sumonthai
Binomial name
Cyrtodactylus sumonthai
Bauer, Pauwels & Chanhome, 2002
Cyrtodactylus sumonthai distribution.png

Sumontha's gecko (Cyrtodactylus sumonthai) is a species of lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is endemic to Thailand.

Etymology

The specific name, sumonthai, is in honor of Thai biologist Montri Sumontha.[2]

Geographic range

C. sumonthai is found in Rayong Province in eastern Thailand.[3]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitats of C. sumonthai are limestone caves and limestone outcrops.[1]

Reproduction

C. sumonthai is oviparous.[3]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Sumontha, M.; Cota, M.; Duengkae, P. (2018). "Cyrtodactylus sumonthai". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2018: e.T178561A113830122. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T178561A113830122.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/178561/113830122. Retrieved 18 November 2021. 
  2. 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 sumonthai, p. 258).
  3. 3.0 3.1 Cyrtodactylus sumonthai at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 22 March 2018.

Further reading

  • Bauer AM, Pauwels OSG, Chanhome L (2002). "A New Species of Cave-dwelling Cyrtodactylus (Squamata: Gekkonidae) from Thailand". Natural History Journal of Chulalongkorn University 2 (2): 19–29. (Cyrtodactylus sumonthai, new species).
  • Chan-ard T, Parr JWK, Nabhitabhata J (2015). A Field Guide to the Reptiles of Thailand. New York: Oxford University Press. 352 pp. ISBN:978-0-19-973649-2 (hardcover), ISBN:978-0-19-973650-8 (paperback).

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