Brooks's wolf gecko

Brooks's wolf gecko
Conservation status
	; Near Threatened (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Family:	Gekkonidae
Genus:	Gekko
Species:	G. brooksii
Binomial name
	Gekko brooksii; (Boulenger, 1920)
Synonyms
	Gecko brooksii; Boulenger, 1920; Luperosaurus brooksii; — Russell, 1979;

Last updated August 11, 2022

Brooks's wolf gecko (Gekko brooksii) is a species of lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is endemic to Sumatra.^[2]

Etymology

The specific name, brooksii, is in honor of British metallurgical chemist Cecil Joslin Brooks, who collected natural history specimens in Borneo and Sumatra.^[3]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of G. brooksii is forest.^[1]

Behavior

G. brooksii is arboreal, living in the forest canopy.^[1]

Reproduction

G. brooksii is oviparous.^[2]

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References

1 2 3 Iskandar D, Riyanto A, Kamsi M, Amarasinghe A (2021). "Luperosaurus brooksii ". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2021: https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-3.RLTS.T101950492A101950503.en. Accessed on 10 April 2022.
1 2 3 Gekko brooksii at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database
↑ Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. ("Luperosaurus brooksi [sic]", p. 40).