Cyrtodactylus thirakhupti
| Cyrtodactylus thirakhupti | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Gekkonidae |
| Genus: | Cyrtodactylus |
| Species: | C. thirakhupti |
| Binomial name | |
| Cyrtodactylus thirakhupti Pauwels, Bauer, Sumontha & Chanhome, 2004 | |
Cyrtodactylus thirakhupti, commonly called Thirakhupt’s bent-toed gecko,[1][2] is a species of gecko, a lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is endemic to Thailand.
Etymology
The specific name, thirakhupti, is in honor of Thai herpetologist Kumthorn Thirakhupt.[3]
Geographic range
C. thirakhupti is found in southern Thailand.
Type locality: Tham Khao Sonk [= Cave of Sonk Mountain], Thachana District, Surat Thani Province.[4]
References
- ↑ "Cyrtodactylus thirakhupti ". uBIO. Retrieved 26 June 2014.
- ↑ "Cyrtodactylus thirakhupti ". ADW. Retrieved 26 June 2014.
- ↑ 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).
- ↑ Cyrtodactylus thirakhupti at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 28 May 2015.
Further reading
- Pauwels OSG, Bauer AM, Sumontha M, Chanhome L (2004). "Cyrtodactylus thirakhupti (Squamata: Gekkonidae), a new cave-dwelling gecko from southern Thailand". Zootaxa 772: 1-11.
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