Luperosaurus corfieldi

Luperosaurus corfieldi
Conservation status
	; Data Deficient (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Gekkota
Family:	Gekkonidae
Genus:	Luperosaurus
Species:	L. corfieldi
Binomial name
	Luperosaurus corfieldi; Gaulke, Rösler & R.M. Brown, 2007

Last updated October 03, 2025

Luperosaurus corfieldi is a species of gecko, a lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is endemic to the Philippines.^[2]

Etymology

The specific name, corfieldi, is in honor of English-born American businessman Charles Corfield for his support of biodiversity research and nature conservation in the Philippines.^[3]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of L. corfieldi is forest, at an altitude of 450 m (1,480 ft).^[1]

Description

Large and robust for the genus Luperosaurus , adults of L. corfieldi have a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of 7.0–9.5 cm (2.8–3.7 in).^[2]

Reproduction

L. corfieldi is oviparous.^[1]^[2]

References

1 2 3 Diesmos, A. [in French]; Gaulke, M. (2009). "Luperosaurus corfieldi ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2009 e.T169748A6668846. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2009-2.RLTS.T169748A6668846.en . Retrieved 18 November 2021.
1 2 3 Luperosaurus corfieldi 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 corfieldi, p. 59).

Gaulke M (2011). The Herpetofauna of Panay Island, Philippines. Frankfurt am Main: Chimaira. 390 pp. ISBN 978-3899734812.
Gaulke M, Rösler H, Brown RM (2007). "A New Species of Luperosaurus (Squamata: Gekkonidae) from Panay Island, Philippines, with Comments on the Taxonomic Status of Luperosaurus Cummingi (Gray, 1845)". Copeia2007 (2): 413–425. (Luperosaurus corfieldi, new species).
Rösler H (2017). "Gecko-Chorologie (Squamata: Gekkota)". Gekkota (Supplement 4): 1–160. (in German).

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[iucn_status_18_November_2021-1] 1 2 3 Diesmos, A. [in French]; Gaulke, M. (2009). "Luperosaurus corfieldi ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2009 e.T169748A6668846. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2009-2.RLTS.T169748A6668846.en . Retrieved 18 November 2021.

[RDB-2] 1 2 3 Luperosaurus corfieldi at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database

[3] 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 corfieldi, p. 59).

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