Luperosaurus yasumai
Luperosaurus yasumai is a species of gecko, a lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is endemic to Indonesian Borneo.[2]
| Luperosaurus yasumai | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Gekkonidae |
| Genus: | Luperosaurus |
| Species: | L. yasumai |
| Binomial name | |
| Luperosaurus yasumai Ota, Sengoku & Hikida, 1996 | |
Etymology
The specific name, yasumai, is in honor of Shigeki Yasuma, a Japanese biologist who has contributed to research and conservation of wildlife in Borneo.[2][3]
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]
References
- Iskandar D, McGuire J (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.
- Luperosaurus yasumai at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database
- Beolens B, Watkins M, Grayson M (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Luperosaurus yasumai, p. 292).
- 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
- Ota H, Sengoku S, Hikida T (1996). "Two New Species of Luperosaurus (Reptilia: Gekkonidae) from Borneo". Copeia 1996 (2): 433–439. (Luperosaurus yasumai, new species).
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