Luperosaurus yasumai
| Luperosaurus yasumai | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Gekkonidae |
| Genus: | Luperosaurus |
| Species: | L. yasumai
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| Binomial name | |
| Luperosaurus yasumai Ota, Sengoku, & Hikida, 1996
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Luperosaurus yasumai is a species of gecko. It is endemic to Indonesian Borneo.[1] The species is named in honor of Shigeki Yasuma, a Japanese biologist who has contributed to research and conservation of wildlife in Borneo.
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]
References
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