A New Luperosaurus (squamata: Gekkonidae) from the Sierra Madre of Luzon Island, Philippines

نویسندگان

  • Rafe M. Brown
  • Arvin C. Diesmos
  • Melizar V. Duya
چکیده

– We describe a new species of Luperosaurus from the Sierra Madre Mountain Range of northern Luzon Island, Philippines. Luperosaurus kubli, new species, is distinguished from all Philippine Luperosaurus by the combination of its large body size (105.4 mm for the holotype), reduced interdigital webbing, cutaneous expansions on limbs limited to only the posterior margins, and by the complete absence of ornate dorsal body tubercles and enlarged scales on the lateral edges of the tail. Because the new species shares features with members of both Luperosaurus and Gekko, we compare it to both genera, and comment on characters shared by Philippine species in these genera. Luperosaurus kubli is distinguished from all Philippine Gekko by the combination of a large body size and relatively short, stout, limbs, presence of cycloid, juxtaposed dorsals, and undifferentiated ventrals, the presence of interdigital webbing, and by the absence of dorsal tubercles, enlarged subcaudal scales, and enlarged postmentals.

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تاریخ انتشار 2007