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.
| Thirakhupt's bent-toed gecko | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Gekkonidae |
| Genus: | Cyrtodactylus |
| Species: | C. thirakhupti
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| Binomial name | |
| Cyrtodactylus thirakhupti | |
Etymology
editThe specific name, thirakhupti, is in honor of Thai herpetologist Kumthorn Thirakhupt.[4]
Geographic range
editC. thirakhupti is found in southern Thailand.
Type locality: Tham Khao Sonk [= Cave of Sonk Mountain], Thachana District, Surat Thani Province.[5]
Habitat
editThe preferred natural habitat of C. thirakhupti is caves.[1]
Description
editModerate-sized for its genus, Cyrtodactylus thirakhupti may attain a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of over 8 cm (3.1 in).[5]
Reproduction
editReferences
edit- ^ a b 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. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
- ^ "Cyrtodactylus thirakhupti ". uBIO. Retrieved 26 June 2014.
- ^ "Cyrtodactylus thirakhupti ". ADW. Retrieved 26 June 2014.
- ^ 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).
- ^ a b c Cyrtodactylus thirakhupti at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 28 May 2015.
Further reading
edit- 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.