Gekko lionotum

Gekko lionotum
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Gekkota
Family:	Gekkonidae
Genus:	Gekko
Species:	G. lionotum
Binomial name
Gekko lionotum (Annandale, 1905)
Synonyms
Ptychozoon homalocephalum var. lionotum Ptychozoon lionotum

Gekko lionotum, commonly known as smooth-backed gliding gecko or Burmese flying gecko, is a species of gecko found in Southeast Asia.

Distribution

It is found in southern Myanmar, Thailand (Ramri, Phang Nga Province, Bangnon, Ranong Province), Pegu, Western Malaysia, Johor: Pulau Sibu; India and Bangladesh. ^[2] The type locality is from Pegu, Myanmar.

References

1. Sumontha, M.; Phimmachak, S.; Neang, T.; Cota, M.; Panitvong, N.; Stuart, B.L. (2018). "Gekko lionotum". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2018 e.T177831A103308608. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T177831A103308608.en . Retrieved 18 November 2021.
2. "Gekko lionotum | The Reptile Database".

• Annandale, N. 1905 Additions to the Collection of Oriental Snakes in the Indian Museum, Part 3. J. Proc. Asiat. Soc. Bengal, Calcutta, new Ser., 1 (8): 208–214.
• Annandale, N. 1905 Notes on some Oriental geckos in the Indian Museum, Calcutta, with descriptions of new tons. Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (7) 15:26-32
• Brown, Rafe M., John W. Ferner and Arvin C. Diesmos. 1997 Definition of the Philippine Parachute Gecko, Ptychozoon intermedium Taylor 1915 (Reptilia: Squamata: gekkonidae): Redescription, designation of a neotype, and comparisons with related species. Herpetologica 53 (3):357-373.
• Pawar, Samraat S. and Sayantan Biswas 2001 First record of the smooth-backed parachute gecko Ptychozoon lionotum Annandale 1905 from the Indian Mainland. Asiatic Herpetological Research. 9: 101-106

External links

• Gekko lionotum at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database
• http://www.uroplatus.com/photopage/images/Ptychozoon%20lionotum%202.jpg%5B%5D
• http://www.uroplatus.com/photopage/images/Ptychozoon_lionotum_1.jpg%5B%5D