Gekko browni
(Redirected from Luperosaurus browni)
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Gekkonidae |
| Genus: | Gekko |
| Species: | G. browni
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| Gekko browni (Russell, 1979)
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Gekko browni, also known commonly as Brown's gecko, Brown's fringe gecko, and Brown's wolf gecko, is a species of lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is endemic to West Malaysia.[2]
Etymology
[edit]The specific name, browni, is in honor of American herpetologist Walter Creighton Brown.[3]
Habitat
[edit]The preferred natural habitat of G. browni is forest.[1]
Behavior
[edit]G. browni is arboreal, usually staying at least 2 m (6.6 ft) above the ground.[1]
Reproduction
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c Grismer, L.; Quah, E. (2019). "Gekko browni ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T101950511A101950534. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-3.RLTS.T101950511A101950534.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
- ^ a b c Gekko browni at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database
- ^ Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Luperosaurus browni, p. 40).
Further reading
[edit]- Russell AP (1979). A New Species of Luperosaurus (Gekkonidae) with Comments on the Genus". Herpetologica 35 (3): 282–288. (Luperosaurus browni, new species).