NATURAL HISTORY · CATALOGUE RECORD
Luperosaurus yasumai Ota, Sengoku & Hikida, 1996
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.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Luperosaurus yasumai Ota, Sengoku & Hikida, 1996
- Name authority
- Ota, Sengoku & Hikida, 1996
- 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.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- megaclassTetrapoda
- classReptilia Laurenti, 1768
- orderSquamata Oppel, 1811
- suborderGekkota
- familyGekkonidae
- genusLuperosaurus
- speciesLuperosaurus yasumai Ota, Sengoku & Hikida, 1996
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Luperosaurus. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Luperosaurus angliit Brown, Diesmos & Oliveros, 2011 | GekkonidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Philippine Wolf GeckoLuperosaurus cumingii (Gray, 1845) | GekkonidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Taylor's Wolf GeckoLuperosaurus joloensis Taylor, 1918 | GekkonidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Luperosaurus kubli Brown, Diesmos & Duya, 2007 | GekkonidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| MacGregor's Wolf GeckoLuperosaurus macgregori Stejneger, 1907 | GekkonidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Palawan Wolf GeckoLuperosaurus palawanensis Brown & Alcala, 1978 | GekkonidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Luperosaurus alvarezi Meneses & Brown, 2026 | GekkonidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Luperosaurus corfieldi Gaulke, Rösler & Brown, 2007 | GekkonidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Documented distribution
Source distribution statements, not a complete range map. A listed locality is not necessarily a place of origin.
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.
- https://reptile-database.reptarium.cz/species?genus=Luperosaurus&species=yasumai 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. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
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:3WF3B. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.