Ptychozoon kuhli

Taxobox | name = Kuhl's Flying Gecko

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image_caption = Kuhl's Flying Gecko, "Ptychozoon kuhli"
regnum = Animalia
phylum = Chordata
classis = Reptilia
ordo = Squamata
subordo = Sauria
familia = Gekkonidae
genus = "Ptychozoon"
species = "P. kuhli"
binomial = "Ptychozoon kuhli"
binomial_authority = Stejneger, 1902

Kuhl's Flying Gecko ("Ptychozoon kuhli") is a species of gecko which has adaptations to its skin, including flaps on either side of its body, webbed feet, and a flattened tail to allow it to glide over short distances. These geckos have a remarkable camouflage. The flaps of skin along their sides help them blend with tree bark. Often, the eyes are the only way to see them.

Flying Geckos, like many other gecko species, have evolved intricate toe pads with microscopic hairs that can adhere to nearly any surface, including glass.

Distribution

Southern Thailand (Nakhon Si Thammarat, Satun, Pattani), Myanmar, northeastern India, Malaysian Peninsula (incl. Pulau Tioman, Johor: Pulau Besar), Nicobar Islands, Indonesia (Sumatra, Java, Borneo, Simalur), and Singapore.

References

* 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.
* Brown, Rafe M. 1999 New species of parachute gecko (Squamata: Gekkonida genus Ptychozoon) from northeastern Thailand and central Vietnam. Copeia 1999 (4): 990-1001
* Mertens, Robert;Senfft, Walter 1929 Aus dem Leben des Faltengeckos (Ptychozoon kuhli Stejneger) Natur und Museum 59 (4): 218-224
* Stejneger, L. 1902 Ptychozoon kuhli, a new name for P. homalocephalum. Proc. Biol. Soc. (Washington) 15: 37

External links

*NRDB species|genus=Ptychozoon|species=kuhli
*http://www.uroplatus.com/photopage/images/Ptychozoon_kuhli_1.jpg