''Luperosaurus joloensis'', also known
commonly as the Jolo flapped-legged gecko and Taylor's wolf gecko, is a
species
In biology, a species is the basic unit of classification and a taxonomic rank of an organism, as well as a unit of biodiversity. A species is often defined as the largest group of organisms in which any two individuals of the appropriate s ...
of
lizard in the
family
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Gekkonidae
Gekkonidae (the common geckos) is the largest family of geckos, containing over 950 described species in 64 genera. Members of the Gekkonidae comprise many of the most widespread gecko species, including house geckos ('' Hemidactylus''), tokay g ...
. The species is
endemic
Endemism is the state of a species being found in a single defined geographic location, such as an island, state, nation, country or other defined zone; organisms that are indigenous to a place are not endemic to it if they are also found else ...
to
Jolo
Jolo ( tsg, Sūg) is a volcanic island in the southwest Philippines and the primary island of the province of Sulu, on which the capital of the same name is situated. It is located in the Sulu Archipelago, between Borneo and Mindanao, and has ...
in the
Philippines
The Philippines (; fil, Pilipinas, links=no), officially the Republic of the Philippines ( fil, Republika ng Pilipinas, links=no),
* bik, Republika kan Filipinas
* ceb, Republika sa Pilipinas
* cbk, República de Filipinas
* hil, Republ ...
.
Habitat
The preferred natural
habitat
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of ''L. joloensis'' is
forest
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.
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Reproduction
''L. joloensis'' is oviparous.[
]
References
Further reading
* Taylor EH (1918). "Reptiles of Sulu Archipelago". ''Philippine Journal of Science, Section D, General Biology, Ethnology, and Anthropology'' 13: 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).
Luperosaurus
Reptiles of the Philippines
Endemic fauna of the Philippines
Reptiles described in 1918
Taxa named by Edward Harrison Taylor
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