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Species of lizard

Dumnui's bent-toed gecko
Conservation status

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Infraorder: Gekkota
Family: Gekkonidae
Genus: Cyrtodactylus
Species: C. dumnuii
Binomial name
Cyrtodactylus dumnuii
Bauer, K. Kunya, Sumontha, Niyomwan, Pauwels, Chanhome &
T. Kunya, 2010

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.

Geographic range

C. dumnuii is only known from its type locality, Phabartmaejon Cave in Mae Na, in Chiang Mai Province, Thailand

Habitat

The preferred natural habitats of C. dumnuii are forest and dry caves. The holotype and paratype specimens of C. dumnuii were collected inside the entrance and up to 30 m (98 ft) into a limestone cave.

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.

Reproduction

The mode of reproduction of C. dumnuii is unknown.

References

  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. ^ 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.
  3. 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. ^ Cyrtodactylus dumnuii at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 22 March 2018.


Taxon identifiers
Cyrtodactylus dumnuii


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