Luperosaurus joloensis

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Megaclassis: Osteichthyes
Cladus: Sarcopterygii
Cladus: Rhipidistia
Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha
Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes
Cladus: Elpistostegalia
Superclassis: Tetrapoda
Cladus: Reptiliomorpha
Cladus: Amniota
Classis: Reptilia
Cladus: Eureptilia
Cladus: Romeriida
Subclassis: Diapsida
Cladus: Sauria
Infraclassis: Lepidosauromorpha
Superordo: Lepidosauria
Ordo: Squamata
Subordo: Gekkota
Infraordo: Gekkomorpha
Superfamilia: Gekkonoidea

Familia: Gekkonidae
Subfamilia: Gekkoninae
Genus: Luperosaurus
Species: Luperosaurus joloensis
Name

Luperosaurus joloensis Taylor, 1918: 235

Holotype: BSMP 1872, ♀. [destroyed during WWII]

Type locality: “Siet Lake, Jolo[, Philippines]”.
References
Primary references

Taylor, E.H. 1918. Reptiles of Sulu Archipelago. Philippine Journal of Science 13(5): 233–267. BHL Reference page.

Links

Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2022. Luperosaurus joloensis. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 31 March 2018.
Diesmos, A. 2009. IUCN: Luperosaurus joloensis (Endangered). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2009: e.T169845A6681514. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2009-2.RLTS.T169845A6681514.en

Vernacular names
English: Taylor's Wolf Gecko

Luperosaurus joloensis, also known commonly as the Jolo flapped-legged gecko and Taylor's wolf gecko, is a species of lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is endemic to Jolo in the Philippines.[2]

Habitat

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

L. joloensis is oviparous.[2]
References

Brown, R. (2021). "Luperosaurus joloensis ". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2021: e.T169845A183000756. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/169845/183000756. Downloaded on 29 June 2021.

Luperosaurus joloensis at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database

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).