Ptychozoon lionotum

Taxobox | name = Burmese Flying Gecko
regnum = Animalia
phylum = Chordata
classis = Reptilia
ordo = Squamata
subordo = Sauria
familia = Gekkonidae
genus = "Ptychozoon"
species = "P. lionotum"
binomial = "Ptychozoon lionotum"
binomial_authority = (Annandale, 1905)

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), 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

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