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Luperosaurus joloensis

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Species of lizard

Luperosaurus joloensis
Conservation status

Data Deficient  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Gekkonidae
Genus: Luperosaurus
Species: L. joloensis
Binomial name
Luperosaurus joloensis
Taylor, 1918

Luperosaurus joloensis, also known commonly as the Jolo flapped-legged gecko and Taylor's wolf gecko, is a species of lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is endemic to Jolo in the Philippines.

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of L. joloensis is forest.

Reproduction

L. joloensis is oviparous.

References

  1. ^ Brown, R. (2021). "Luperosaurus joloensis ". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2021: e.T169845A183000756. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/169845/183000756. Downloaded on 29 June 2021.
  2. ^ Luperosaurus joloensis at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database

Further reading

  • Taylor EH (1918). "Reptiles of Sulu Archipelago". Philippine Journal of Science, Section D, General Biology, Ethnology, and Anthropology 13: 233–267 + Plates I–III. (Luperosaurus joloensis, new species, pp. 235–237, text figure 3 + Plate I, figure 8).
  • Taylor EH (1922). The Lizards of the Philippine Islands. Manila: Government of the Philippine Islands, Department of Agriculture and Natural Resources, Bureau of Science. Publication No. 17. 269 pp. + Plates 1–22. (Luperosaurus joloensis, pp. 88–90, text figure 9 + Plate 2, figure 8).


Taxon identifiers
Luperosaurus joloensis


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