Biology:Siamese leaf-toed gecko

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Short description: Species of lizard

Siamese leaf-toed gecko
Dixonius siamensis - Siamese leaf-toed gecko - Huai Kha Khaeng (20260899479).jpg
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Gekkonidae
Genus: Dixonius
Species:
D. siamensis
Binomial name
Dixonius siamensis
(Boulenger, 1899)
Synonyms
  • Phyllodactylus siamensis
  • Phyllodactylus paviei
  • Phyllodactylus burmanicus

The Siamese leaf-toed gecko (Dixonius siamensis) is a species of gecko found in South Asia. This is the type species of the genus Dixonius, named after James R. Dixon from Texas A&M University.

Distribution

Bangladesh, India , Thailand, Annam, Siam (Dung-Phya-Fai), Myanmar, Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia? Type locality: Dung-Phya Fai Mountains, eastern Siam.

References

  • Annandale, N. 1905 Notes on some Oriental geckos in the Indian Museum, Calcutta, with descriptions of new tons. Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (7) 15:26-32
  • Bauer A M. Good D A. Branch W R. 1997 The taxonomy of the Southern African leaf-toed geckos (Squamata: Gekkonidae), with a review of Old World "Phyllodactylus" and the description of five new genera. PROCEEDINGS OF THE CALIFORNIA ACADEMY OF SCIENCES. 49 (14): 447–497.
  • Bauer, A.M.; Sumontha, M.; Grossmann, W.; Pauwels, O.S.G. & Vogel, G. 2004 A new species of Dixonius (Squamata: Gekkonidae) from Kanchanaburi Province, Western Thailand. Current Herpetology 23 (1): 17-26

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q2716217 entry




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