Luperosaurus kubli

Luperosaurus kubli
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Gekkota
Family:	Gekkonidae
Genus:	Luperosaurus
Species:	L. kubli
Binomial name
Luperosaurus kubli R.M. Brown, Diesmos & Duya, 2007

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

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of L. kubli is forest, at altitudes of 650–1,100 m (2,130–3,610 ft). ^[1]

Description

L. kubli has webbing between all adjacent fingers and toes, a cutaneous fold on the front legs, and a flap on the hind legs. ^[2]

Behavior

L. kubli has the ability to glide or parachute from tree to tree. ^{[1] [2]}

Reproduction

L. kubli is oviparous. ^[2]

References

1. Brown, R. [in French] (2021). "Luperosaurus kubli ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2021 e.T169785A183001647. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
2. Luperosaurus kubli at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database

Further reading

• Brown RM, Diesmos AC, Duya MV (2007). "A new Luperosaurus (Squamata: Gekkonidae) from the Sierra Madre of Luzon Island, Philippines". Raffles Bulletin of Zoology55 (1): 167–174. (Luperosaurus kubli, new species).
• Brown RM, Siler CD, Oliveros CH, Welton LJ, Rock A, Swab J, Van Weerd M, van Beijnen J, Jose E, Rodriguez D, Jose E, Diesmos AC (2013). "The amphibians and reptiles of Luzon Island, Philippines, VIII: the herpetofauna of Cagayan and Isabela Provinces, northern Sierra Madre Mountain Range". Zookeys266: 1–120.