| Gekko browni | |
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| Conservation status | |
 Least Concern (IUCN 3.1) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Gekkonidae |
| Genus: | Gekko |
| Species: | G. browni |
| Binomial name | |
| Gekko browni (Russell, 1979) | |
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Gekko browni, also known commonly as Brown's gecko, Brown's fringe gecko, and Brown's wolf gecko, is a species of lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is endemic to West Malaysia.
Etymology
The specific name, browni, is in honor of American herpetologist Walter Creighton Brown.
Habitat
The preferred natural habitat of G. browni is forest.
Behavior
G. browni is arboreal, usually staying at least 2 m (6.6 ft) above the ground.
Reproduction
G. browni is oviparous.
References
- ^ Grismer, L.; Quah, E. (2019). "Gekko browni ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T101950511A101950534. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-3.RLTS.T101950511A101950534.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
- ^ Gekko browni at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database
- 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 browni, p. 40).
Further reading
- Russell AP (1979). A New Species of Luperosaurus (Gekkonidae) with Comments on the Genus". Herpetologica 35 (3): 282–288. (Luperosaurus browni, new species).
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| Luperosaurus browni | |
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