NATURAL HISTORY · CATALOGUE RECORD
Cha-am leaf-toed gecko
Dixonius pawangkhananti Pauwels, Chomngam, Larsen & Sumontha, 2020
Source-backed taxonomic record
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Dixonius pawangkhananti Pauwels, Chomngam, Larsen & Sumontha, 2020
- Name authority
- Pauwels, Chomngam, Larsen & Sumontha, 2020
- Common name
- Cha-am leaf-toed gecko
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Reptilia
- Order
- Squamata
- Family
- Gekkonidae
- Genus
- Dixonius
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- megaclassTetrapoda
- classReptilia Laurenti, 1768
- orderSquamata Oppel, 1811
- suborderGekkota
- familyGekkonidae
- genusDixonius
- speciesDixonius pawangkhananti Pauwels, Chomngam, Larsen & Sumontha, 2020
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Dixonius. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Black-spotted Leaf-toed GeckoDixonius melanostictus (Taylor, 1962) | GekkonidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Dixonius vietnamensis Das, 2004 | GekkonidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Sam Roi Yot leaf-toed geckoDixonius kaweesaki Sumontha, Chomngam, Phanamphon, Pawangkhanant, Viriyapanon, Thanaprayotsak & Pauwels, 2017 | GekkonidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Dixonius somchanhae Nguyen, Luu, Sitthivong, Ngo, Nguyen, Le & Ziegler, 2021 | GekkonidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Muangfuang leaf-toed geckoDixonius muangfuangensis Luu, Nguyen, Le, Grismer, Ha, Sitthivong, Hoang & Grismer, 2023 | GekkonidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Khao Ebid leaf-toed geckoDixonius chotjuckdikuli Donbundit, Sumontha, Suthanthangjai, Suthanthangjai & Pauwels, 2024 | GekkonidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Battambang Leaf-toed Gecko (Dixonius noctivagus Grismer, Sinovas, Quah, Thi, Chourn, Chhin, Hun, Cobos, Ching, Murdoch, Gregory, Nguyen, Hernandez, Kaatz & Grismer, 2025 | GekkonidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Southern Mekong Leaf-toed GeckoDixonius luuhoangorum Grismer, Neang, Tri & Grismer, 2025 | GekkonidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Bauer’s leaf-toed geckoDixonius aaronbaueri Ngo & Ziegler, 2009 | GekkonidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Dixonius hangseesom Bauer, Sumontha, Grossmann, Pauwels & Vogel, 2004 | GekkonidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Siamese Leaf-toed GeckoDixonius siamensis (Boulenger, 1899) | GekkonidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Dixonius taoi Botov, Phung, Nguyen, Bauer, Brennan & Ziegler, 2015 | GekkonidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Documented distribution
Source distribution statements, not a complete range map. A listed locality is not necessarily a place of origin.
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- PAUWELS, O. S., CHOMNGAM, N., LARSEN, H., & SUMONTHA, M. (2020). A new limestone-dwelling leaf-toed gecko (Gekkonidae: Dixonius) from coastal hills in Cha-am, peninsular Thailand. Zootaxa 4845 (1): 97-108. Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:8H63X. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.