Kirati Kunya

Kirati Kunya, Thai zookeeper and herpetologist.

Nakhonratchasima Zoo, ZPO, 111 M. 1, Ratchasima – Pak Tongchai Rd., Chaimongkol, Muang Nakonrajsima, Thailand.

Taxon names authored

(List may be incomplete)

(List may be incomplete)

Grismer, L.L., Sumontha, M., Cota, M., Grismer, J.L., Wood, Jr., P.L., Pauwels, O.S.G. & 2010. A revision and redescription of the rock gecko Cnemaspis siamensis (Taylor 1925) (Squamata: Gekkonidae) from Peninsular Thailand with descriptions of seven new species. Zootaxa 2576(1): 1–55. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.2576.1.1 Reference page.
Panitvong, N., Sumontha, M., Konlek, K. & 2010 Gekko lauhachindai sp. nov., a new cave-dwelling gecko (Reptilia: Gekkonidae) from central Thailand. Zootaxa 2671: 40–52. Preview (PDF). Reference page.

Sumontha, M., Pauwels, O.S.G., , Limlikhitaksorn, C., Ruksue, S., Taokratok, A., Ansermet, M. & Chanhome, L. 2012. A new species of parachute gecko (Squamata: Gekkonidae: genus Ptychozoon) from Kaeng Krachan National Park, western Thailand. Zootaxa 3513: 68–78. Preview. . Reference page.

Pauwels, O.S.G., Sumontha, M., , Nitikul, A., Samthanthamit, P., Wood, Jr., P.L. & Grismer, L.L. 2015. Acanthosaura phuketensis (Squamata: Agamidae), a new long-horned tree agamid from southwestern Thailand. Zootaxa 4020(3): 473–494. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4020.3.4 Reference page.

Sumontha, M., , Dangsri, S. & Pauwels, O.S.G. 2017. Oligodon saiyok, a new limestone-dwelling kukri snake (Serpentes: Colubridae) from Kanchanaburi Province, western Thailand. Zootaxa 4294(3): 316–328. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4294.3.2 Reference page.

Sumontha, M., Vasaruchapong, T., Chomngam, N., Suntrarachun, S., Pawangkhanant, P., Sompan, W., Smit, T., & Chanhome, L. 2020. Protobothrops kelomohy sp. nov. (Squamata: Viperidae), the Second Known Species of Lance-Headed Pit Viper from Thailand. Tropical Natural History 20(1): 43–59. PDF Reference page.
Trivalairat, P., , Chanhome, L., Sumontha, M., Vasaruchapong, T., Chomngam, N. & Chiangkul, K. 2020. Acanthosaura aurantiacrista (Squamata: Agamidae), a new long horn lizard from northern Thailand. Biodiversity Data Journal 8: e48587. DOI: 10.3897/BDJ.8.e48587 Reference page.

Pauwels, O.S.G., Meesook, W., , Donbundit, N. & Sumontha, M. 2022. A new Four-clawed Gecko from limestone hills in Lopburi Province, central Thailand (Squamata, Gekkonidae: Gehyra). Zootaxa 5115(4): 511–531. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5115.4.3 Reference page.
Trivalairat, P., Sumontha, M., & Chiangkul, K. 2022. Acanthosaura meridiona sp. nov. (Squamata: Agamidae), a new short-horned lizard from southern Thailand. Herpetological Journal 32(1): 34–50. DOI: 10.33256/32.1.3450 Reference page.

Pauwels, O.S.G., Das, S., , Sumontha, M., Donbundit, N., Pauwels, T.P.C., Sonet, G., Brecko, J. & Meesook, W. 2025. A new sandstone-dwelling leaf-toed gecko (Gekkonidae: Dixonius hinchangsi) from Khon Kaen Province, northeastern Thailand. Zootaxa 5584(4): 482–504. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5584.4.2 Reference page.
Meesook, W., Donbundit, N., Jindamad, T., Topai, N., , Suthanthangjai, W., Suthanthangjai, M., Chotjuckdikul, N., Chonkamnord, T., Sumontha, M. & Pauwels, O.S.G. 2025. A new limestone-dwelling Four-clawed Gecko from Sa Kaeo Province, eastern Thailand (Squamata, Gekkonidae: Gehyra). Zootaxa 5588(2): 381–395. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5588.2.12 Reference page.