Cyrtodactylus chanhomeae

Cyrtodactylus chanhomeae is a species of gecko, a lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is endemic to Thailand.

Cyrtodactylus chanhomeae
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Gekkonidae
Genus: Cyrtodactylus
Species:
C. chanhomeae
Binomial name
Cyrtodactylus chanhomeae
Bauer, Sumontha & Pauwels, 2003

Etymology

The specific name, chanhomeae (genitive, feminine) is in honor of Thai herpetologist Lawan Chanhome.[2] She specializes in studying the venomous snakes of Thailand.[3]

Geographic range

C. chanhomeae is found in central Thailand, in Saraburi Province.[3]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of C. chanhomeae is dry caves.[1]

Description

Medium-sized for its genus, C. chanhomae may attain a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of about 8 cm (3.1 in).[3]

Reproduction

C. chanhomeae is oviparous.[3]

References
  1. Sumontha M (2018). "Cyrtodactylus chanhomeae". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2018: e.T104686673A104718446. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T104686673A104718446.en. Downloaded on 15 November 2020.
  2. Beolens B, Watkins M, Grayson M (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Cyrtodactylus chanhomeae, p. 51).
  3. Cyrtodactylus chanhomeae at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 22 March 2018.

Further reading
  • Bauer AM, Sumontha M, Pauwels OSG (2003). "Two new species of Cyrtodactylus (Reptilia: Squamata: Gekkonidae) from Thailand". Zootaxa 376: 1–18. (Cyrtodactylus chanhomeae, new species).
  • Chan-ard T, Parr JWK, Nabhitabhata J (2015). A Field Guide to the Reptiles of Thailand. New York: Oxford University Press. 352 pp. ISBN 978-0-19-973649-2 (hardcover), ISBN 978-0-19-973650-8 (paperback).



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