Luperosaurus

Luperosaurus
Luperosaurus cf. kubli
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Subphylum:	Vertebrata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Sauria
Infraorder:	Gekkota
Family:	Gekkonidae
Subfamily:	Gekkoninae
Genus:	Luperosaurus Gray, 1845[1]

Luperosaurus is a genus of geckos commonly known as camouflage geckos,^[2] fringed geckos, or wolf geckos.^[3]

Geographic range

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

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

Taxonomy

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

Members of the genus Luperosaurus are presumably highly arboreal.

Species

The following 13 species are recognized.^[3]

• Luperosaurus angliit R.M. Brown, Diesmos & Oliveros, 2011
• Luperosaurus brooksii (Boulenger, 1920) – Brooks' fringed gecko
• Luperosaurus browni Russell, 1979 – Brown's fringed gecko
• Luperosaurus corfieldi Gaulke, Rösler & R.M. Brown, 2007 – Corfield's fringed gecko
• Luperosaurus cumingii Gray, 1845 – Philippine fringed gecko
• Luperosaurus gulat R.M. Brown et al., 2010
• Luperosaurus iskandari R.M. Brown, Supriatna & Ota, 2000 – Iskandar's fringed gecko
• Luperosaurus joloensis Taylor, 1918 – Taylor's fringed gecko
• Luperosaurus kubli R.M. Brown, Diesmos & M.V. Duya, 2007 – Sierra Madre fringed gecko
• Luperosaurus macgregori Stejneger, 1907 – MacGregor's fringed gecko
• Luperosaurus palawanensis W.C. Brown & Alcala, 1978 – Palawan fringed gecko
• Luperosaurus sorok Das, Lakim & Kandaung, 2008
• Luperosaurus yasumai Ota, Sengoku & Hikida, 1996 – Yasuma's fringed gecko

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

References

1. 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. The Reptile Database. www.reptile-database.org.

Further reading

• 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).
• 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).