Wangkulangkul's bent-toed gecko

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

Wangkulangkul'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. wangkulangkulae
Binomial name
Cyrtodactylus wangkulangkulae
Sumontha, Pauwels, Suwannakarn, Nutatheera & Sodob, 2014

Etymology

The specific name, wangkulangkulae (feminine, genitive, singular), is in honor of Thai herpetologist Sansareeya Wangulangkul.[2]

Geographic range

C. wangkulangkulae is found in southern Thailand, in Satun Province.[2]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of C. wangkulangkulae is forest.[1]

Description

C. wangkulangkulae may attain a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of 7.7 cm (3.0 in).[2]

Reproduction

The mode of reproduction of C. wangkulangkulae is unknown.[2]

References
  1. Sumontha, M.; Cota, M. (2018). "Cyrtodactylus wangkulangkulae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T104716770A104718861. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T104716770A104718861.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
  2. Cyrtodactylus wangkulangkulae at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 22 March 2018.

Further reading
  • Sumontha M, Pauwels OSG, Suwannakarn N, Nutatheera T, Sodob W (2014). "Cyrtodactylus wangkulangkulae (Squamata: Gekkonidae), a new Bent-toed Gecko from Satun Province, southern Thailand". Zootaxa 3821 (1): 116–124. (Cyrtodactylus wangkulangkulae, new species).



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