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| Luperosaurus | |
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| Luperosaurus kubli. | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Gekkota |
| Family: | Gekkonidae |
| Subfamily: | Gekkoninae |
| Genus: | Luperosaurus Gray, 1845[1] |
Luperosaurus is a genus of lizards, commonly known as camouflage geckos,[2] fringed geckos, wolf geckos,[3] and flap-legged geckos, in the family Gekkonidae. The genus is native to Southeast Asia.[4]
Geographic range
[edit]Species in the genus Luperosaurus are found in the Southeast Asian mainland and archipelago, extending from the Malay Peninsula, through the Philippines and Indonesia.
Description
[edit]These are small geckos, characterized by the flaps of skin on the front and rear of their limbs and sometimes, along their bodies.
Taxonomy
[edit]The original spelling intended was Lyperosaurus (= vexing gecko), for possessing characters from two different genera known to John Edward Gray, who named the genus. Most species of Lupersaurus are known from one or a few specimens.
Behavior
[edit]Members of the genus Luperosaurus are presumably highly arboreal.
Species
[edit]The following 9 species are recognized as being valid.[3]
- Luperosaurus angliit R.M. Brown, Diesmos & Oliveros, 2011
- Luperosaurus brooksii (Boulenger, 1920) - Brooks's wolf gecko
- Luperosaurus corfieldi Gaulke, Rösler & R.M. Brown, 2007 – Corfield's fringed gecko[4]
- Luperosaurus cumingii Gray, 1845 – Philippine fringed gecko, Philippine wolf gecko, Cuming's flap-legged gecko[4]
- Luperosaurus joloensis Taylor, 1918 – Taylor's wolf gecko, Jolo flapped-legged gecko, Taylor's fringed gecko[4]
- Luperosaurus kubli R.M. Brown, Diesmos & M.V. Duya, 2007
- Luperosaurus macgregori Stejneger, 1907 – MacGregor's wolf gecko, McGregor's flapped-legged gecko, MacGregor's fringed gecko[4]
- Luperosaurus palawanensis W.C. Brown & Alcala, 1978 – Palawan wolf gecko, Palawan flapped-legged gecko
- Luperosaurus yasumai Ota, Sengoku & Hikida, 1996 – Yasuma's fringed gecko[4]
Nota bene: A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Luperosaurus.
References
[edit]- ↑ "Luperosaurus". Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
- ↑ Das I (2006). A Photographic Guide to Snakes and other Reptiles of Borneo. Sanibel Island, Florida: Ralph Curtis Books. ISBN 0-88359-061-1. (Genus Luperosaurus, pp. 103-104)
- 1 2 Luperosaurus at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 Beolens, B.; Watkins, M.; Grayson, M. (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. pp. xiii + 296. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Luperosaurus brooksii, p. 40; L. browni, p. 40; L. corfieldi, p. 59; L. cumingi, p. 62; L. iskandari, p. 131; L. joloensis, p. 261; L. macgregori, p. 164; L. yasumai, p. 292)
Further reading
[edit]- Boulenger GA (1885). Catalogue of the Lizards in the British Museum (Natural History). Vol. I. Geckonidæ ... (Second ed.). London: Trustees of the British Museum (Natural History). (Taylor and Francis, printers). (Genus Luperosaurus, p. 181)
- Brown RM; Diesmos AC (2000). "The lizard genus Luperosaurus: taxonomy, history, and conservation prospects for some of the world's rarest lizards". Sylvatrop: Technical Journal of Philippine Ecosystems and Natural Resources. 10: 107–124.
- Das I (2005). "Nomenclatural Notes on the Generic Nomen Luperosaurus Gray, 1845 (Squamata: Gekkonidae)". Herpetological Review. 36 (2): 117–118.
- Gray JE (1845). Catalogue of the Lizards in the Collection of the British Museum. London: Trustees of the British Museum. (Edward Newman, printer). (Luperosaurus, new genus, p. 163)