Dixonius siamensis

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iSiamese Leaf-toed Gecko
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Reptilia Order: Squamata Suborder: Sauria Family: Gekkonidae Genus: Dixonius Species: D. siamensis
Binomial name
Dixonius siamensis (Boulenger, 1899)

Siamese Leaf-toed Gecko Dixonius siamensis is a species of gecko. Distribution:

India, Thailand, Annam, Siam (Dung-Phya-Fai), Myanmar (= Burma), Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia ?

Type locality

Dung-Phya Fai Mountains, eastern Siam.

This is the type species of the genus Dixonius, named after James R. Dixon from Texas A&M University.

[edit] External links

• EMBL reptile database
• http://www.uroplatus.com/photopage/images/Dixonius%20siamensis%2001.jpg
• http://www.uroplatus.com/photopage/images/Dixonius%20siamensis%2002.jpg
• http://www.uroplatus.com/photopage/images/Dixonius%20siamensis%2003.jpg
• http://www.uroplatus.com/photopage/images/Dixonius%20siamensis%2007.jpg

[edit] References

• Annandale, N. 1905 Notes on some Oriental geckos in the Indian Museum, Calcutta, with descriptions of new tons. Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (7) 15:26-32
• Bauer A M. Good D A. Branch W R. 1997 The taxonomy of the Southern African leaf-toed geckos (Squamata: Gekkonidae), with a review of Old World "Phyllodactylus" and the description of five new genera. PROCEEDINGS OF THE CALIFORNIA ACADEMY OF SCIENCES. 49 (14): 447-497.
• Bauer, A.M.; Sumontha, M.; Grossmann, W.; Pauwels, O.S.G. & Vogel, G. 2004 A new species of Dixonius (Squamata: Gekkonidae) from Kanchanaburi Province, Western Thailand. Current Herpetology 23 (1): 17-26