Luperosaurus joloensis

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.[2]

Luperosaurus joloensis
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Gekkonidae
Genus: Luperosaurus
Species:
L. joloensis
Binomial name
Luperosaurus joloensis
Taylor, 1918

Habitat

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The preferred natural habitat of L. joloensis is forest.[1]

Reproduction

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L. joloensis is oviparous.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b 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. ^ a b Luperosaurus joloensis at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database

Further reading

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  • 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).