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Taylor's Wolf Gecko

Luperosaurus joloensis Taylor, 1918

Source-backed taxonomic record

Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.

geographic distribution of Luperosaurus joloensis (Native: Philippines)

geographic distribution of Luperosaurus joloensis (Native: Philippines)

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Open encyclopedia reference

Luperosaurus joloensis, also known commonly as the Jolo flapped-legged gecko and Taylor's wolf gecko, is a species of lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is endemic to Jolo in the Philippines.

Wikipedia contributors, Luperosaurus joloensis; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T08:28:07.054148+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.

Identity & source status

Scientific name
Luperosaurus joloensis Taylor, 1918
Name authority
Taylor, 1918
Common name
Taylor's Wolf Gecko
Rank
species
Accepted status
accepted
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Reptilia
Order
Squamata
Family
Gekkonidae
Genus
Luperosaurus
Extinction status
Not supplied by this source

Classification family tree

Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.

  1. domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
  2. kingdomAnimalia
  3. phylumChordata
  4. subphylumVertebrata
  5. infraphylumGnathostomata
  6. parvphylumOsteichthyes
  7. megaclassTetrapoda
  8. classReptilia Laurenti, 1768
  9. orderSquamata Oppel, 1811
  10. suborderGekkota
  11. familyGekkonidae
  12. genusLuperosaurus
  13. speciesLuperosaurus joloensis Taylor, 1918

Close classified relatives

These entries share the source’s genus, Luperosaurus. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.

SpeciesClassificationSource status
Luperosaurus angliit Brown, Diesmos & Oliveros, 2011GekkonidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Philippine Wolf GeckoLuperosaurus cumingii (Gray, 1845)GekkonidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Luperosaurus kubli Brown, Diesmos & Duya, 2007GekkonidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
MacGregor's Wolf GeckoLuperosaurus macgregori Stejneger, 1907GekkonidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Palawan Wolf GeckoLuperosaurus palawanensis Brown & Alcala, 1978GekkonidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Luperosaurus alvarezi Meneses & Brown, 2026GekkonidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Luperosaurus corfieldi Gaulke, Rösler & Brown, 2007GekkonidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Luperosaurus yasumai Ota, Sengoku & Hikida, 1996GekkonidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied

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Documented distribution

Source distribution statements, not a complete range map. A listed locality is not necessarily a place of origin.

Philippines (Sulu Archipelago, Jolo Island, Mindanao)

Source literature & publication evidence

References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.

  1. https://reptile-database.reptarium.cz/species?genus=Luperosaurus&species=joloensis Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references

Origins, evidence & remaining research

Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.

Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record.

Dataset citation & attribution

This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11

Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.

Stable key: col:3WF35. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.