Brooks's wolf gecko

Brooks's wolf gecko (Luperosaurus brooksii) is a species of lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is endemic to Sumatra.^[2]

Brooks's wolf gecko
Conservation status
Near Threatened  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Infraorder:	Gekkota
Family:	Gekkonidae
Genus:	Luperosaurus
Species:	L. brooksii
Binomial name
Luperosaurus brooksii (Boulenger, 1920)
Synonyms[2]
Gecko brooksii Boulenger, 1920 Gekko (Lomatodactylus) brooksii — Wood et al., 2020

Etymology

The specific name, brooksii, is in honor of British metallurgical chemist Cecil Joslin Brooks, who collected natural history specimens in Borneo and Sumatra.^[3]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of L. brooksii is forest.^[1]

Behavior

L. brooksii is arboreal, living in the forest canopy.^[1]

Reproduction

L. brooksii is oviparous.^[2]