Dumnui's bent-toed gecko

Dumnui's bent-toed gecko (Cyrtodactylus dumnuii) is a species of lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is endemic to Thailand.

Dumnui's bent-toed gecko
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Gekkonidae
Genus: Cyrtodactylus
Species:
C. dumnuii
Binomial name
Cyrtodactylus dumnuii

Etymology

The specific name, dumnuii, is in honor of Thai zoologist Sophon Dumnui.[3]

Geographic range

C. dumnuii is only known from its type locality, Phabartmaejon Cave in Mae Na, in Chiang Mai Province, Thailand[2][4]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitats of C. dumnuii are forest and dry caves.[1] The holotype and paratype specimens of C. dumnuii were collected inside the entrance and up to 30 m (98 ft) into a limestone cave.[2]

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.[2]

Reproduction

The mode of reproduction of C. dumnuii is unknown.[4]

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. [in French]; Kunya, Kirati; Sumontha, Montri; Niyomwan, Piyawan; Pauwels, Olivier S. G. [in French]; 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.



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