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Distribution

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Continent: Asia
Distribution: Thailand (Rayong)
Type locality: limestone caves at Khao Wong, Rayong Province, Thailand (incorrectly given as 16° 42 N, 104° 06 E, corrected to 12°53N, 101°49E in BAUER et al. 2009).

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Sumontha's gecko

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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.^[2]

Geographic range

C. sumonthai is found in Rayong Province in eastern Thailand.^[3]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitats of C. sumonthai are limestone caves and limestone outcrops.^[1]

Reproduction

C. sumonthai is oviparous.^[3]

References

^ ^a ^b 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.
^ 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).
^ ^a ^b Cyrtodactylus sumonthai at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 22 March 2018.

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