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Dixonius siamensis (Boulenger, 1899) is a animal in the Gekkonidae family, order null, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

Photo of Dixonius siamensis (Boulenger, 1899) (Dixonius siamensis (Boulenger, 1899))
Animalia

Dixonius siamensis (Boulenger, 1899)

Dixonius siamensis (Boulenger, 1899)

Dixonius siamensis, the Siamese leaf-toed gecko, is a gecko species found across South and mainland Southeast Asia.

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Dixonius
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Class
Squamata

About Dixonius siamensis (Boulenger, 1899)

Taxonomic Naming

The Siamese leaf-toed gecko, with the scientific name Dixonius siamensis (Boulenger, 1899), is a species of gecko that occurs in South Asia and Mainland Southeast Asia. It is the type species of the genus Dixonius, which was named in honor of James R. Dixon of Texas A&M University.

Distribution Range

Confirmed and reported locations for this species include Bangladesh, India, Thailand, Annam, Dung-Phya-Fai (formerly part of Siam), Myanmar, Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia (with the Cambodian occurrence marked as uncertain). Its type locality is the Dung-Phya Fai Mountains, located in eastern Siam.

Photo: (c) Natthaphat Chotjuckdikul, all rights reserved, uploaded by Natthaphat Chotjuckdikul

Taxonomy

Animalia Chordata Squamata Gekkonidae Dixonius

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Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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