''Luperosaurus'' is a

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s, commonly known as camouflage geckos, Das I (2006). ''A Photographic Guide to Snakes and other Reptiles of Borneo''. Sanibel Island, Florida: Ralph Curtis Books. 144 pp. . (Genus ''Luperosaurus'', pp. 103-104), fringed geckos, wolf geckos, www.reptile-database.org. and flap-legged geckos, in the

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Gekkonidae Gekkonidae (the common geckos) is the largest family of geckos, containing over 950 described species in 62 genera. The Gekkonidae contain many of the most widespread gecko species, including house geckos (''Hemidactylus''), the tokay gecko (''Ge ...

. The genus is native to

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. Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). ''The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles''. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. . (''Luperosaurus brooksii'', p. 40; ''L. browni'', p. 40; ''L. corfieldi'', p. 59; ''L. cumingi'', p. 62; ''L. iskandari'', p. 131; ''L. joloensis'', p. 261; ''L. macgregori'', p. 164; ''L. yasumai'', p. 292).

Geographic range

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in the genus ''Luperosaurus'' are found in the Southeast Asian mainland and archipelago, extending from the

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, through the

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and

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Description

These are small geckos, characterized by the flaps of skin on the front and rear of their limbs and sometimes, along their bodies.

Taxonomy

The original spelling intended was ''Lyperosaurus'' (= vexing gecko), for possessing characters from two different

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known to

John Edward Gray John Edward Gray (12 February 1800 – 7 March 1875) was a British zoologist. He was the elder brother of zoologist George Robert Gray and son of the pharmacologist and botanist Samuel Frederick Gray (1766–1828). The same is used for a z ...

, who named the genus. Most species of ''Lupersaurus'' are known from one or a few specimens.

Behavior

Members of the genus ''Luperosaurus'' are presumably highly arboreal.

Species

The following 9 species are recognized as being valid. *'' Luperosaurus angliit'' R.M. Brown, Diesmos & Oliveros, 2011 *'' Luperosaurus corfieldi'' Gaulke, Rösler & R.M. Brown, 2007 – Corfield's fringed gecko *'' Luperosaurus cumingii''

Gray Grey (more frequent in British English) or gray (more frequent in American English) is an intermediate color between black and white. It is a neutral or achromatic color, meaning that it has no chroma. It is the color of a cloud-covered s ...

, 1845 – Philippine fringed gecko, Philippine wolf gecko, Cuming's flap-legged gecko *'' Luperosaurus joloensis'' Taylor, 1918 – Taylor's wolf gecko, Jolo flapped-legged gecko, Taylor's fringed gecko *'' Luperosaurus kubli'' R.M. Brown, Diesmos & M.V. Duya, 2007 *'' Luperosaurus macgregori'' Stejneger, 1907 – MacGregor's wolf gecko, McGregor's flapped-legged gecko, MacGregor's fringed gecko *'' Luperosaurus palawanensis'' W.C. Brown & Alcala, 1978 – Palawan wolf gecko, Palawan flapped-legged gecko *'' Luperosaurus yasumai'' Ota, Sengoku & Hikida, 1996 – Yasuma's fringed gecko *'' Luperosaurus brooksii'' (Boulenger, 1920) - Brooks's wolf gecko ''

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'': A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than ''Luperosaurus''.

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Description

Taxonomy

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