Ptychozoon lionotum
| Ptychozoon lionotum | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Sauria |
| Family: | Gekkonidae |
| Genus: | Ptychozoon |
| Species: | P. lionotum |
| Binomial name | |
| Ptychozoon lionotum (Annandale, 1905) | |
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Smooth-backed Gliding Gecko or Burmese Flying Gecko Ptychozoon lionotum is a species of gecko found in Southeast Asia.
Distribution
It is found in southern Myanmar, Thailand (Ramri, Phang Nga Province, Bangnon, Ranong Province), Pegu, Western Malaysia, Johor: Pulau Sibu; India. The type locality is from Pegu, Myanmar.
References
- Annandale, N. 1905 Additions to the Collection of Oriental Snakes in the Indian Museum, Part 3. J. Proc. Asiat. Soc. Bengal, Calcutta, new Ser., 1 (8): 208-214.
- Annandale, N. 1905 Notes on some Oriental geckos in the Indian Museum, Calcutta, with descriptions of new tons. Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (7) 15:26-32
- Brown, Rafe M., John W. Ferner and Arvin C. Diesmos. 1997 Definition of the Philippine Parachute Gecko, Ptychozoon intermedium Taylor 1915 (Reptilia: Squamata: gekkonidae): Redescription, designation of a neotype, and comparisons with related species. Herpetologica 53 (3):357-373.
- Pawar, Samraat S. and Sayantan Biswas 2001 First record of the smooth-backed parachute gecko Ptychozoon lionotum Annandale 1905 from the Indian Mainland. Asiatic Herpetological Research. 9: 101-106
External links
- Ptychozoon lionotum at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database
- http://www.uroplatus.com/photopage/images/Ptychozoon%20lionotum%202.jpg
- http://www.uroplatus.com/photopage/images/Ptychozoon_lionotum_1.jpg
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