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Distribution

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Continent: Asia
Distribution: CW Thailand (Kanchanaburi Province)
Type locality: Thailand, Kanchanaburi Province, Sai Yok District, Sai Yok Noi waterfall (14°25N, 98°55E).
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Gekko nutaphandi

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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. ^ a b 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. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
  2. ^ a b c d Species gekko nutaphandi at The Reptile Database www.reptile-database.org.
  3. ^ 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).
  4. ^ Bauer et al. (2008).
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Gekko nutaphandi: Brief Summary

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Gekko nutaphandi is a species of gecko, a lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is endemic to Thailand.

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