''Luperosaurus corfieldi'' is a
species of
gecko
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in the
family Gekkonidae. The species is
endemic to the
Philippines.
Etymology
The
specific name Specific name may refer to:
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In taxonomy, either of these two meanings, each with its own set of rules:
* Specific name (botany), the two-part (bino ...
, ''corfieldi'', is in honor of English-born American businessman
Charles Corfield
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for his support of biodiversity research and nature conservation in the Philippines.
[ Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). ''The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles''. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. . (''Luperosaurus corfieldi'', p. 59).]
Habitat
The preferred natural
habitat of ''L. corfieldi'' is
forest, at an altitude of .
Description
Large and robust for the genus ''
Luperosaurus'', adults of ''L. corfieldi'' have a
snout-to-vent length (SVL) of .
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Reproduction
''L. corfieldi'' is oviparous
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References
Further reading
* Gaulke M (2011). ''The Herpetofauna of Panay Island, Philippines''. Frankfurt am Main: Chimaira. 390 pp. .
* Gaulke M, Rösler H, Brown RM (2007). "A New Species of ''Luperosaurus'' (Squamata: Gekkonidae) from Panay Island, Philippines, with Comments on the Taxonomic Status of ''Luperosaurus Cummingi'' ( Gray, 1845)". ''Copeia'' 2007 (2): 413–425. (''Luperosaurus corfieldi'', new species).
*Rösler H (2017). "''Gecko-Chorologie (Squamata: Gekkota)''". ''Gekkota'' (Supplement 4): 1–160. (in German).
Luperosaurus
Reptiles described in 2007
Reptiles of the Philippines
Endemic fauna of the Philippines
Taxa named by Rafe M. Brown
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