Thirakhupt's bent-toed gecko

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
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Gekkonidae
Genus: Cyrtodactylus
Species:
C. thirakhupti
Binomial name
Cyrtodactylus thirakhupti

Etymology

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The specific name, thirakhupti, is in honor of Thai herpetologist Kumthorn Thirakhupt.[4]

Geographic range

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C. thirakhupti is found in southern Thailand.

Type locality: Tham Khao Sonk [= Cave of Sonk Mountain], Thachana District, Surat Thani Province.[5]

Habitat

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The preferred natural habitat of C. thirakhupti is caves.[1]

Description

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Moderate-sized for its genus, Cyrtodactylus thirakhupti may attain a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of over 8 cm (3.1 in).[5]

Reproduction

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C. thirakhupti is oviparous.[5]

References

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  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ "Cyrtodactylus thirakhupti ". uBIO. Retrieved 26 June 2014.
  3. ^ "Cyrtodactylus thirakhupti ". ADW. Retrieved 26 June 2014.
  4. ^ 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).
  5. ^ a b c Cyrtodactylus thirakhupti at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 28 May 2015.

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