Luperosaurus kubli is a species of gecko, a lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is endemic to Luzon in the Philippines.

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of L. kubli is forest, at altitudes of .

Luperosaurus kubli

Description

L. kubli has webbing between all adjacent fingers and toes, a cutaneous fold on the front legs, and a flap on the hind legs.

Luperosaurus kubli

Behavior

L. kubli has the ability to glide or parachute from tree to tree.

Luperosaurus kubli

Reproduction

L. kubli is oviparous.

References

Further reading

Brown RM, Diesmos AC, Duya MV (2007). "A new Luperosaurus (Squamata: Gekkonidae) from the Sierra Madre of Luzon Island, Philippines". Raffles Bulletin of Zoology 55 (1): 167–174. (Luperosaurus kubli, new species). Brown RM, Siler CD, Oliveros CH, Welton LJ, Rock A, Swab J, Van Weerd M, van Beijnen J, Jose E, Rodriguez D, Jose E, Diesmos AC (2013). "The amphibians and reptiles of Luzon Island, Philippines, VIII: the herpetofauna of Cagayan and Isabela Provinces, northern Sierra Madre Mountain Range". Zookeys 266: 1–120.

Luperosaurus

Reptiles described in 2007

Reptiles of the Philippines

Endemic fauna of the Philippines

Fauna of Luzon