The Sam Roi Yot bent-toed gecko (Cyrtodactylus samroiyot) is a species of gecko that is endemic to Thailand.[2]
| Sam Roi Yot 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. samroiyot
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| Cyrtodactylus samroiyot Pauwels & Sumontha, 2014
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It was first described by Olivier Pauwels and Montri Sumontha in 2014.[2][3] The specific epithet, samroiyot, means "three hundred peaks" and refers to the district where the type specimen was found.[2] It is found in rocky, sparsely vegetated areas on limestone cliffs.[1] It lays two eggs.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b c Sumontha, M.; Cota, M. (2017-05-24). "IUCN Red List of Threatened Species: Cyrtodactylus samroiyot". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017-05-24. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T104699291A104718756.en. Retrieved 19 September 2021.
- ^ a b c Cyrtodactylus samroiyot at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 22 March 2018.
- ^ Olivier S.G. Pauwels; Montri Sumontha (28 January 2014). "Cyrtodactylus samroiyot, a new limestone-dwelling Bent-toed Gecko (Squamata: Gekkonidae) from Prachuap Khiri Khan Province, peninsular Thailand". Zootaxa. 3755 (6): 573–583. doi:10.11646/ZOOTAXA.3755.6.4. ISSN 1175-5334. PMID 24869842. Wikidata Q29465122.