Luperosaurus yasumai

Luperosaurus yasumai
Conservation status
	; Data Deficient (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Family:	Gekkonidae
Genus:	Luperosaurus
Species:	L. yasumai
Binomial name
	Luperosaurus yasumai; Ota, Sengoku & Hikida, 1996

Last updated August 01, 2022

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

Etymology

The specific name, yasumai, is in honor of Shigeki Yasuma, a Japanese biologist who has contributed to research and conservation of wildlife in Borneo.^[2]^[3]

Habitat

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

Description

L. yasumai shares a close resemblance to Luperosaurus joloensis and Luperosaurus palawanensis . It has a few distinctions from its relatives in that it has fewer scansors on its seventh toe and it has a more depressed tail.^[2] Adults may attain a snout-to-vent length of about 4 cm (1.6 in).^[4]

Reproduction

L. yasumai is oviparous.^[2]

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References

1 2 Iskandar, D.; McGuire, J. (2018). "Luperosaurus yasumai". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2018: e.T104718252A104718996. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T104718252A104718996.en . Retrieved 19 November 2021.
1 2 3 4 Luperosaurus yasumai at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database
↑ Beolens B, Watkins M, Grayson M (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Luperosaurus yasumai, p. 292).
↑ Das I [ fr ] (2006). A Photographic Guide to Snakes and other Reptiles of Borneo. Sanibel Island, Florida: Ralph Curtis Books. 144 pp. ISBN 0-88359-061-1. (Luperosaurus yasumai, p. 104).