Dumnui's bent-toed gecko
Appearance
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Dumnui's bent-toed gecko | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Family: | Gekkonidae |
Genus: | Cyrtodactylus |
Species: | C. dumnuii
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Binomial name | |
Cyrtodactylus dumnuii |
Dumnui's bent-toed gecko (Cyrtodactylus dumnuii) is a species of lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is endemic to Thailand.
Etymology
[edit]The specific name, dumnuii, is in honor of Thai zoologist Sophon Dumnui.[3]
Geographic range
[edit]C. dumnuii is only known from its type locality, Phabartmaejon Cave in Mae Na, in Chiang Mai Province, Thailand[2][4]
Habitat
[edit]The preferred natural habitats of C. dumnuii are forest and dry caves.[1] The holotype and paratype specimens of C. dumnuii were collected inside the entrance and up to 30 m (98 ft) into a limestone cave.[2]
Description
[edit]Adult males of C. dumnuii measure 81–84 mm (3.2–3.3 in) in snout-to-vent length (SVL), and adult females 76–84 mm (3.0–3.3 in) SVL.[2]
Reproduction
[edit]The mode of reproduction of C. dumnuii is unknown.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Cota, M.; Sumontha, M. (2018). "Cyrtodactylus dumnuii ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T104689279A104718501. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T104689279A104718501.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
- ^ a b c d Bauer, Aaron M. [in French]; Kunya, Kirati; Sumontha, Montri; Niyomwan, Piyawan; Pauwels, Olivier S. G. [in French]; Chanhome, Lawan; Kunya, Tunyakorn (2010). "Cyrtodactylus dumnuii (Squamata: Gekkonidae), a new cave-dwelling gecko from Chiang Mai Province, Thailand". Zootaxa. 2570 (1): 41–50. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.2570.1.2.
- ^ 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 dumnuii, p. 77).
- ^ a b Cyrtodactylus dumnuii at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 22 March 2018.