| Gekko nutaphandi | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Gekkonidae |
| Genus: | Gekko |
| Species: | G. nutaphandi |
| Binomial name | |
| Gekko nutaphandi | |
| Synonyms [2] | |
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Gekko nutaphandi is a species of gecko, a lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is endemic to Thailand.
The specific name, nutaphandi, is in honor of Thai herpetologist Wirot Nutaphand (1932–2005). [3]
G. nutaphandi is found in Kanchanaburi Province, central western Thailand. [2]
The preferred natural habitats of G. nutaphandi are limestone caves and the surrounding forest. [1] [4]
Medium-sized for its genus, G. nutaphandi may attain a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of at 12 cm (4.7 in) or more. It has 14 rows of dorsal tubercles. The precloacal pores number 17–22 and are arranged in an uninterrupted series. The iris of the eye is red. [2]
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