Biology:Gekko nutaphandi
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Short description: Species of lizard
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| 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).[3]
Geographic range
G. nutaphandi is found in Kanchanaburi Province, central western Thailand.[2]
Habitat
The preferred natural habitats of G. nutaphandi are limestone caves and the surrounding forest.[1][4]
Description
Medium-sized for its genus, G. 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.[2]
Reproduction
G. nutaphandi is oviparous.[2]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Sumontha, M.; Cota, M. (2018). "Gekko nutaphandi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2018: e.T104717588A104718926. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T104717588A104718926.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/104717588/104718926. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 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).
- ↑ Bauer et al. (2008).
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).
Wikidata ☰ Q3100221 entry
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