| Luperosaurus macgregori | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Gekkonidae |
| Genus: | Luperosaurus |
| Species: | L. macgregori |
| Binomial name | |
| Luperosaurus macgregori Stejneger, 1907 | |
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Luperosaurus macgregori, known commonly as MacGregor's wolf gecko or McGregor's flapped-legged gecko, is a species of gecko, a lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is endemic to the Philippines.
Etymology
The specific name, macgregori, is in honor of Richard C. MacGregor of the Science Bureau in Manila, who collected the holotype.[2][3]
Geographic range
L. macgregori is found in the Calayan Islands in the Philippines.[4]
Reproduction
References
- ↑ Siler, C. & Brown, R. (2021). "Luperosaurus macgregori". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2021: e.T169908A183007292. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ↑ Stejneger (1908).
- ↑ Taylor EH (1922). Lizards of the Philippine Islands. Manila: Government of the Philippine Islands, Department of Agriculture and Natural Resources, Bureau of Science. 269 PP. + Plates 1-22. (Luperosaurus macgregori, pp. 87-88).
- 1 2 Luperosaurus macgregori at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database
Further reading
- Brown, Rafe M.; Siler, Cameron D.; Das, Indraneil; Min, Yong (2012). "Testing the phylogenetic affinities of Southeast Asia's rarest geckos: Flap-legged geckos (Luperosaurus), Flying geckos (Ptychozoon) and their relationship to the pan-Asian genus Gekko ". Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 63: 915–921.
- Stejneger L (1907). "A New Geckoid Lizard from the Philippine Islands". Proceedings of the United States National Museum 33: 545–546. (Luperosaurus macgregori, new species).
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