Gekko nutaphandi is a species of gecko, a lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is endemic to Thailand.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Gekkonidae |
| Genus: | Gekko |
| Species: | G. nutaphandi
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Etymology edit
The specific name, nutaphandi, is in honor of Thai herpetologist Wirot Nutaphand (1932–2005).[3]
Geographic range edit
G. nutaphandi is found in Kanchanaburi Province, central western Thailand.[2]
Habitat edit
The preferred natural habitats of G. nutaphandi are limestone caves and the surrounding forest.[1][4]
Description edit
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 edit
References edit
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b c d Species gekko nutaphandi at The Reptile Database www.reptile-database.org.
- ^ 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).
- ^ Bauer et al. (2008).
Further reading edit
- Bauer AM, Sumontha M, Pauwels OSG (2008). "A new red-eyed Gekko (Reptilia: Gekkonidae) from Kanchanaburi Province, Thailand". Zootaxa 1750: 32–42. (Gekko nutaphandi, new species).