Luperosaurus cumingii, also known commonly as Cuming's flapped-legged gecko and the Philippine wolf gecko, is a species of lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is endemic to southern Luzon in the Philippines.
Etymology The specific name, cumingii, is in honor of English naturalist Hugh Cuming.Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. . ("Luperosaurus cumingi [sic]", p. 62).
Habitat The preferred natural habitat of Luperosaurus cumingii is forest, at altitudes from sea level to .
Behavior Luperosaurus cumingii is arboreal, living in the forest canopy.
Reproduction Luperosaurus cumingii is oviparous.
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Further reading
Boulenger GA (1885). Catalogue of the Lizards in the British Museum (Natural History). Second Edition. Volume I. Geckonidæ .... London: Trustees of the British Museum (Natural History). (Taylor and Francis, printers). xii + 436 pp. + Plates I–XXXII. (Luperosaurus cumingii, pp. 181–182 + Plate XV, figures 2 & 2a). Gray JE (1845). Catalogue of the Lizards in the Collection of the British Museum. London: Trustees of the British Museum (Edward Newman, printer). xxviii + 289 pp. ("Luperosaurus Cumingii [sic]", new species, p. 163). Taylor EH (1922). The Lizards of the Philippine Islands. Manila: Government of the Philippine Islands, Department of Agriculture and Natural Resources, Bureau of Science. Publication No. 17. 269 pp. + Plates 1–22. (Luperosaurus cumingii, pp. 86–87 + Plate 4, figures 1 & 1a).