Gekko kaengkrachanensis

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Gekkonoidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: ParaHoxozoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Cladus: Olfactores Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Cladus: Sauropsida Classis: Reptilia Cladus: Eureptilia Cladus: Romeriida Cladus: Diapsida Cladus: Neodiapsida Cladus: Sauria Cladus: Lepidosauromorpha Subclassis: Lepidosauria Ordo: Squamata Subordo: Gekkota Infraordo: Gekkomorpha Superfamilia: Gekkonoidea

Familia: Gekkonidae
Genus: Gekko
Subgenus: Gekko (Ptychozoon)
Species: Gekko kaengkrachanensis

Name

Gekko kaengkrachanensis (Sumontha, Pauwels, Kunya, Limlikhitaksorn, Ruksue, Taokratok, Ansermet & Chanhome, 2012)

• Holotype: PSUZC-RT 2012.1 (formerly MS field number 541), adult ♀, collected by S. Ruksue, P. Chamted and A. Limsuwan on 15 March 2012.
• Type locality: Khao Phanernthung (coordinates UTM UPS ca. 47 p0539530 1417468 = 12°49'18.8"N 099°21'51.4"E; elevation ca. 970 m asl), Kaeng Krachan National Park, Amphoe (= District) Kaeng Krachan, Phetchaburi Province, western Thailand.
• Etymology: The name refers to Kaeng Krachan National Park and Kaeng Krachan District, Phetchaburi Province (the type locality of the species).

References

Primary references

• Sumontha, M., Pauwels, O.S.G., Kunya, K., Limlikhitaksorn, C., Ruksue, S., Taokratok, A., Ansermet, M. & Chanhome, L. 2012. A new species of parachute gecko (Squamata: Gekkonidae: genus Ptychozoon) from Kaeng Krachan National Park, western Thailand. Zootaxa 3513: 68–78. Preview. . Reference page. 

Vernacular names

• English: Kaeng Krachan Parachute Gecko
• ไทย: ตุ๊กแกบินแก่งกระจาน