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Thirakhupt's bent-toed gecko
Conservation status
Near Threatened  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Family:	Gekkonidae
Genus:	Cyrtodactylus
Species:	C. thirakhupti
Binomial name
Cyrtodactylus thirakhupti Pauwels, Bauer, Sumontha & Chanhome, 2004

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

Etymology

The specific name, thirakhupti, is in honor of Thai herpetologist Kumthorn Thirakhupt.

Geographic range

C. thirakhupti is found in southern Thailand.

Type locality: Tham Khao Sonk , Thachana District, Surat Thani Province.

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of C. thirakhupti is caves.

Description

Moderate-sized for its genus, Cyrtodactylus thirakhupti may attain a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of over 8 cm (3.1 in).

Reproduction

C. thirakhupti is oviparous.

References

1. ^ Sumontha, M.; Cota, M. (2018). "Cyrtodactylus thirakhupti". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T104716724A104718826. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T104716724A104718826.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
2. "Cyrtodactylus thirakhupti ". uBIO. Retrieved 26 June 2014.
3. "Cyrtodactylus thirakhupti ". ADW. Retrieved 26 June 2014.
4. 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 thirakhupti, p. 264).
5. ^ Cyrtodactylus thirakhupti at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 28 May 2015.

Further reading

• Chan-ard T, Nabhitabhata J, Parr JWK (2015). A Field Guide to the Reptiles of Thailand. New York: Oxford University Press. 352 pp. ISBN 978-0199876181.
• Pauwels OSG, Bauer AM, Sumontha M, Chanhome L (2004). "Cyrtodactylus thirakhupti (Squamata: Gekkonidae), a new cave-dwelling gecko from southern Thailand". Zootaxa 772: 1–11.

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