Luperosaurus cumingii

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Luperosaurus cumingii
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Gekkonidae
Genus: Luperosaurus
Species:
L. cumingii
Binomial name
Luperosaurus cumingii
Gray, 1845
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Luperosaurus cumingii, also known commonly as Cuming's flapped-legged gecko and the Philippine wolf gecko, is a species of lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is endemic to southern Luzon in the Philippines. [2]

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Etymology

The specific name, cumingii, is in honor of English naturalist Hugh Cuming. [3]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of L. cumingii is forest, at altitudes from sea level to 700 m (2,300 ft). [1]

Behavior

L. cumingii is arboreal, living in the forest canopy. [1]

Reproduction

L. cumingii is oviparous. [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Brown, R.; Ledesma, M.; Diesmos, A. (2009). "Luperosaurus cumingii ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2009: e.T169859A6683187. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2009-2.RLTS.T169859A6683187.en . Retrieved 18 November 2021.
  2. 1 2 Luperosaurus cumingii 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 cumingi [sic]", p. 62).

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