Luperosaurus yasumai

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Luperosaurus yasumai

Data Deficient (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Gekkonidae
Genus: Luperosaurus
Species:
L. yasumai
Binomial name
Luperosaurus yasumai
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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 , 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 is 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]

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b Iskandar D, (2018). "Luperosaurus yasumai ". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2018: e.T104718252A104718996. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T104718252A104718996.en. Downloaded on 23 January 2021.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b c d Luperosaurus yasumai at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database
  3. ^ , , (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Luperosaurus yasumai, p. 292).
  4. ^ Das I (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).

Further reading[]

  • , , (1996). "Two New Species of Luperosaurus (Reptilia: Gekkonidae) from Borneo". Copeia 1996 (2): 433–439. (Luperosaurus yasumai, new species).



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