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Cyrtodactylus zebraicus

  • 1. Suranaree University of Technology, Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand
  • 2. Thailand Natural History Museum, Pathum Thani, Thailand
  • 3. Rabbit in the Moon Foundation (RIM), Suanphueng, Thailand

Description

Cyrtodactylus zebraicus (Taylor, 1962)

Spotted bent-toed gecko, ocelot gecko.

Distribution

Two individuals were observed in one National Park forest transect.

Notes

This species is nocturnal. Diet consists of a variety of insects and other invertebrates (Grismer et al. 2018). Defining features of this species includes the absence of a ventrolateral fold, spotted head with a brown bar behind the eye often touching or confluent with an angular band at the back of the head (occiput) (Taylor 1962).

Notes

Published as part of Cook-Price, Dawn R., Makchai, Sunchai, Naithani, Archana, Pawangkhanant, Parinya & Suwanwaree, Pongthep, 2025, Lizard survey of Ko Pha-gnan in the Surat Thani Province, Thailand, pp. e 154712 in Biodiversity Data Journal 13 on page e154712, DOI: 10.3897/BDJ.13.e154712

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References

  • Taylor E. H. 1962 New oriental reptiles University of Kansas Science Bulletin 43 209263 10.5962 / bhl. part. 13346
  • Grismer L Lee, Wood Perry L, Thura Myint Kyaw, Zin Thaw, Quah Evan S H, Murdoch Matthew L, Grismer Marta S, Lin Aung, Kyaw Htet, Lwin Ngwe 2018 Twelve new species of Cyrtodactylus Gray (Squamata: Gekkonidae) from isolated limestone habitats in east-central and southern Myanmar demonstrate high localized diversity and unprecedented microendemism Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 182 4 862 959 10.1093/zoolinnean/zlx057
  • Taylor E. H. 1962 New oriental reptiles University of Kansas Science Bulletin 43 209 263 10.5962/bhl.part.13346