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Sam Roi Yot bent-toed gecko

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Sam Roi Yot bent-toed gecko
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Gekkonidae
Genus: Cyrtodactylus
Species:
C. samroiyot
Binomial name
Cyrtodactylus samroiyot
Pauwels & Sumontha, 2014

The Sam Roi Yot bent-toed gecko (Cyrtodactylus samroiyot) is a species of gecko that is endemic to Thailand.[2]

It was first described by Olivier Pauwels and Montri Sumontha in 2014.[2][3] The specific epithet, samroiyot, means "three hundred peaks" and refers to the district where the type specimen was found.[2] It is found in rocky, sparsely vegetated areas on limestone cliffs.[1] It lays two eggs.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Sumontha, M.; Cota, M. (2017-05-24). "IUCN Red List of Threatened Species: Cyrtodactylus samroiyot". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017-05-24. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T104699291A104718756.en. Retrieved 19 September 2021.
  2. ^ a b c Cyrtodactylus samroiyot at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 22 March 2018.
  3. ^ Olivier S.G. Pauwels; Montri Sumontha (28 January 2014). "Cyrtodactylus samroiyot, a new limestone-dwelling Bent-toed Gecko (Squamata: Gekkonidae) from Prachuap Khiri Khan Province, peninsular Thailand". Zootaxa. 3755 (6): 573–583. doi:10.11646/ZOOTAXA.3755.6.4. ISSN 1175-5334. PMID 24869842. Wikidata Q29465122.