Luperosaurus corfieldi
{{Short description|Species of lizard}}
{{speciesbox
| status = DD
| status_system = IUCN3.1
| genus = Luperosaurus
| species = corfieldi
| authority = Gaulke, Rösler & R.M. Brown, 2007
| synonyms =
| range_map = Luperosaurus corfieldi distribution.png
}}
Luperosaurus corfieldi is a species of gecko, a lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is endemic to the Philippines.{{NRDB species|genus=Luperosaurus|species=corfieldi}}
Etymology
The specific name, corfieldi, is in honor of English-born American businessman Charles Corfield for his support of biodiversity research and nature conservation in the Philippines.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 corfieldi, p. 59).
Habitat
Description
Large and robust for the genus Luperosaurus, adults of L. corfieldi have a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of {{convert|7.0|–|9.5|cm|in|abbr=on}}.
Reproduction
L. corfieldi is oviparous.
References
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Further reading
- Gaulke M (2011). The Herpetofauna of Panay Island, Philippines. Frankfurt am Main: Chimaira. 390 pp. {{ISBN|978-3899734812}}.
- Gaulke M, Rösler H, Brown RM (2007). "A New Species of Luperosaurus (Squamata: Gekkonidae) from Panay Island, Philippines, with Comments on the Taxonomic Status of Luperosaurus Cummingi (Gray, 1845)". Copeia 2007 (2): 413–425. (Luperosaurus corfieldi, new species).
- Rösler H (2017). "Gecko-Chorologie (Squamata: Gekkota)". Gekkota (Supplement 4): 1–160. (in German).
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Category:Reptiles described in 2007
Category:Reptiles of the Philippines
Category:Endemic fauna of the Philippines
Category:Taxa named by Rafe M. Brown
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