Biology:Thirakhupt's bent-toed gecko

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Short description: Species of lizard

Thirakhupt's bent-toed gecko
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Gekkonidae
Genus: Cyrtodactylus
Species:
C. thirakhupti
Binomial name
Cyrtodactylus thirakhupti
Pauwels, Bauer, Sumontha & Chanhome, 2004

Thirakhupt's bent-toed gecko (Cyrtodactylus thirakhupti)[2][3] is a species of gecko, a lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is endemic to Thailand.

Etymology

The specific name, thirakhupti, is in honor of Thai herpetologist Kumthorn Thirakhupt.[4]

Geographic range

C. thirakhupti is found in southern Thailand.

Type locality: Tham Khao Sonk [= Cave of Sonk Mountain], Thachana District, Surat Thani Province.[5]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of C. thirakhupti is caves.[1]

Description

Moderate-sized for its genus, Cyrtodactylus thirakhupti may attain a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of over 8 cm (3.1 in).[5]

Reproduction

C. thirakhupti is oviparous.[5]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Sumontha, M.; Cota, M. (2018). "Cyrtodactylus thirakhupti". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2018: e.T104716724A104718826. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T104716724A104718826.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/104716724/104718826. Retrieved 18 November 2021. 
  2. "Cyrtodactylus thirakhupti ". uBIO. http://www.ubio.org/browser/details.php?namebankID=8067466. Retrieved 26 June 2014. 
  3. "Cyrtodactylus thirakhupti ". ADW. http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/accounts/Cyrtodactylus_thirakhupti/classification. Retrieved 26 June 2014. 
  4. 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 thirakhupti, p. 264).
  5. 5.0 5.1 5.2 Cyrtodactylus thirakhupti at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 28 May 2015.

Further reading

  • Chan-ard T, Nabhitabhata J, Parr JWK (2015). A Field Guide to the Reptiles of Thailand. New York: Oxford University Press. 352 pp. ISBN:978-0199876181.
  • Pauwels OSG, Bauer AM, Sumontha M, Chanhome L (2004). "Cyrtodactylus thirakhupti (Squamata: Gekkonidae), a new cave-dwelling gecko from southern Thailand". Zootaxa 772: 1–11.

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