Gekko nutaphandi

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

Gekko nutaphandi
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Family:	Gekkonidae
Genus:	Gekko
Species:	G. nutaphandi
Binomial name
Gekko nutaphandi Bauer, Sumontha & Pauwels, 2008
Synonyms[2]
Gekko nutaphandi Bauer, Sumontha & Pauwels, 2008 Gekko (Gekko) nutaphandi — Wood et al., 2019

Etymology

The specific name, nutaphandi, is in honor of Thai herpetologist Wirot Nutaphand (1932–2005).[3]

Geographic range

G. nutaphandi is found in Kanchanaburi Province, central western Thailand.[2]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitats of G. nutaphandi are limestone caves and the surrounding forest.[1][4]

Description

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

G. nutaphandi is oviparous.[2]

References

1. Sumontha M, Cota M (2018). "Gekko nutaphandi ". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2018: e.T104717588A104718926. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T104717588A104718926.en. Downloaded on 14 April 2020.
2. Species gekko nutaphandi at The Reptile Database www.reptile-database.org.
3. 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).
4. Bauer et al. (2008).

Further reading

• 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).