Brooks's wolf gecko

Brooks's wolf gecko
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Gekkota
Family: Gekkonidae
Genus: Luperosaurus
Species:
L. brooksii
Binomial name
Luperosaurus brooksii
(Boulenger, 1920)
Synonyms[2]
  • Gekko brooksii
    Boulenger, 1920
  • Gekko (Lomatodactylus) brooksii
    — Wood et al., 2020

Brooks's wolf gecko (Luperosaurus brooksii) is a species of lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is endemic to Sumatra.[2]

Etymology

The specific name, brooksii, is in honor of British metallurgical chemist Cecil Joslin Brooks, who collected natural history specimens in Borneo and Sumatra.[3]

Habitat

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

Behavior

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

Reproduction

L. brooksii is oviparous.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Iskandar D; Riyanto A; Kamsi M; Amarasinghe A (2021). "Luperosaurus brooksii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2021 e.T101950492A101950503. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-3.RLTS.T101950492A101950503.en. Retrieved 10 April 2022.
  2. 1 2 3 Gekko brooksii at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database
  3. ↑ Beolens, B.; Watkins, M.; Grayson, M. (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. pp. xiii + 296. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. ("Luperosaurus brooksi [sic]", p. 40)

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