Dumnui's bent-toed gecko
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| Dumnui's bent-toed gecko | |
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| Scientific classification Edit this 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
The specific name, dumnuii, is in honor of Thai zoologist Sophon Dumnui.[3]
Geographic range
C. dumnuii is only known from its type locality, Phabartmaejon Cave in Mae Na, in Chiang Mai Province, Thailand[2][4]
Habitat
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
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
The mode of reproduction of C. dumnuii is unknown.[4]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 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.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Bauer, Aaron M.; Kunya, Kirati; Sumontha, Montri; Niyomwan, Piyawan; Pauwels, Olivier S. G.; 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.
{{cite journal}}: Check|author-link=value (help); Check|authorlink5=value (help) - ↑ 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).
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Cyrtodactylus dumnuii at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 22 March 2018.