Gekko nutaphandi is a species of gecko, a lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is endemic to Thailand.
Etymology The specific name, nutaphandi, is in honor of Thai herpetologist Wirot Nutaphand (1932–2005).Beolens B, Watkins M, Grayson M (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore, Maryland: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. . (Gekko nutaphandi, p. 192).
Geographic range Gekko nutaphandi is found in Kanchanaburi Province, central western Thailand. www.reptile-database.org.
Habitat The preferred natural habitats of Gekko nutaphandi are limestone caves and the surrounding forest.Bauer et al. (2008).
Description Medium-sized for its genus, Gekko nutaphandi may attain a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of at 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.
Reproduction Gekko nutaphandi is oviparous.
References
Further reading Bauer AM, Sumontha M, Pauwels OSG (2008). "A new red-eyed Gekko (Reptilia: Gekkonidae) from Kanchanaburi Province, Thailand". Zootaxa 1750: 32–42. (Gekko nutaphandi, new species). 352 pp. 376 pp.