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Luperosaurus

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Luperosaurus
Luperosaurus kubli.
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
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

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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

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These are small geckos, characterized by the flaps of skin on the front and rear of their limbs and sometimes, along their bodies.

Taxonomy

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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

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Members of the genus Luperosaurus are presumably highly arboreal.

Species

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The following 9 species are recognized as being valid.[3]

(Boulenger, 1920) - Brooks's wolf gecko

Nota bene: A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Luperosaurus.

References

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  1. ^ "Luperosaurus ". Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS). www.itis.gov.
  2. ^ Das I (2006). A Photographic Guide to Snakes and other Reptiles of Borneo. Sanibel Island, Florida: Ralph Curtis Books. 144 pp. ISBN 0-88359-061-1. (Genus Luperosaurus, pp. 103-104),
  3. ^ a b Genus Luperosaurus at The Reptile Database www.reptile-database.org.
  4. ^ a b c d e f Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. 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

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  • Boulenger GA (1885). Catalogue of the Lizards in the British Museum (Natural History). Second Edition. Volume I. Geckonidæ ... London: Trustees of the British Museum (Natural History). (Taylor and Francis, printers). xii + 436 pp. + Plates I-XXXII. (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). xxviii + 289 pp. (Luperosaurus, new genus, p. 163).