Luperosaurus corfieldi

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

Luperosaurus corfieldi
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Gekkonidae
Genus: Luperosaurus
Species:
L. corfieldi
Binomial name
Luperosaurus corfieldi

Etymology

The specific name, corfieldi, is in honor of English-born American businessman Charles Corfield for his support of biodiversity research and nature conservation in the Philippines.[3]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of L. corfieldi is forest, at an altitude of 450 m (1,480 ft).[1]

Description

Large and robust for the genus Luperosaurus, adults of L. corfieldi have a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of 7.0–9.5 cm (2.8–3.7 in).[2]

Reproduction

L. corfieldi is oviparous.[1][2]

References
  1. Diesmos, A. [in French]; Gaulke, M. (2009). "Luperosaurus corfieldi ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2009: e.T169748A6668846. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2009-2.RLTS.T169748A6668846.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
  2. Luperosaurus corfieldi at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database
  3. Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Luperosaurus corfieldi, p. 59).

Further reading
  • Gaulke M (2011). The Herpetofauna of Panay Island, Philippines. Frankfurt am Main: Chimaira. 390 pp. ISBN 978-3899734812.
  • 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).



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