Luperosaurus joloensis

Luperosaurus joloensis
Conservation status
Data Deficient  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Infraorder:	Gekkota
Family:	Gekkonidae
Genus:	Luperosaurus
Species:	L. joloensis
Binomial name
Luperosaurus joloensis Taylor, 1918

Luperosaurus joloensis, also known commonly as the Jolo flapped-legged gecko and Taylor's wolf gecko, is a species of lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is endemic to Jolo in the Philippines. ^[2]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of L. joloensis is forest. ^[1]

Reproduction

L. joloensis is oviparous. ^[2]

References

1. Brown, R. (2021). "Luperosaurus joloensis ". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2021: e.T169845A183000756. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/169845/183000756. Downloaded on 29 June 2021.
2. Luperosaurus joloensis at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database

Further reading

• Taylor EH (1918). "Reptiles of Sulu Archipelago". Philippine Journal of Science, Section D, General Biology, Ethnology, and Anthropology13: 233–267 + Plates I–III. (Luperosaurus joloensis, new species, pp. 235–237, text figure 3 + Plate I, figure 8).
• 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 joloensis, pp. 88–90, text figure 9 + Plate 2, figure 8).