Luperosaurus cumingii

Luperosaurus cumingii
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. cumingii
Binomial name
	Luperosaurus cumingii; Gray, 1845

Last updated October 03, 2025

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]

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]

References

1 2 3 Brown, R. [in French]; Ledesma, M.; Diesmos, A. [in French] (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.
1 2 Luperosaurus cumingii 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 cumingi [sic]", p. 62).

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. (Luperosaurus cumingii, pp. 181–182 + Plate XV, figures 2 & 2a).
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 Cumingii [sic]", new species, p. 163).
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 cumingii, pp. 86–87 + Plate 4, figures 1 & 1a).

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[iucn_status_18_November_2021-1] 1 2 3 Brown, R. [in French]; Ledesma, M.; Diesmos, A. [in French] (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.

[RDB-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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