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Sumontha's gecko
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Family:	Gekkonidae
Genus:	Cyrtodactylus
Species:	C. sumonthai
Binomial name
Cyrtodactylus sumonthai Bauer, Pauwels & Chanhome, 2002

Sumontha's gecko (Cyrtodactylus sumonthai) is a species of lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is endemic to Thailand.

Etymology

The specific name, sumonthai, is in honor of Thai biologist Montri Sumontha.

Geographic range

C. sumonthai is found in Rayong Province in eastern Thailand.

Habitat

The preferred natural habitats of C. sumonthai are limestone caves and limestone outcrops.

Reproduction

C. sumonthai is oviparous.

References

1. ^ Sumontha, M.; Cota, M.; Duengkae, P. (2018). "Cyrtodactylus sumonthai". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T178561A113830122. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T178561A113830122.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
2. 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 sumonthai, p. 258).
3. ^ Cyrtodactylus sumonthai at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 22 March 2018.

Further reading

• Bauer AM, Pauwels OSG, Chanhome L (2002). "A New Species of Cave-dwelling Cyrtodactylus (Squamata: Gekkonidae) from Thailand". Natural History Journal of Chulalongkorn University 2 (2): 19–29. (Cyrtodactylus sumonthai, 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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