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Gekko iskandari (Brown, Supriatna & Ota, 2000)
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 iskandari (Native: Indonesia (Sulawesi))
compiled by rbrausse with Quantum GIS Map data: Made with Natural Earth. Free vector and raster map data @ naturalearthdata.com. Range data: Brown, R. & Ineich, I. 2010. Luperosaurus iskandari. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 11 April 2013. · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Image sourceProvider-generated thumbnail requested at 800 pixels; no local editing Local WebP display rendition; resized without cropping.
Open encyclopedia reference
Pak Djoko's flap-legged gecko (Gekko iskandari), also known commonly as Iskandar's wolf gecko, is a species of gecko, a lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is endemic to Sulawesi.
Wikipedia contributors, Pak Djoko's flap-legged gecko; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T14:29:24.414660+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Gekko iskandari (Brown, Supriatna & Ota, 2000)
- Name authority
- (Brown, Supriatna & Ota, 2000)
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Reptilia
- Order
- Squamata
- Family
- Gekkonidae
- Genus
- Gekko
- 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
- genusGekko
- speciesGekko iskandari (Brown, Supriatna & Ota, 2000)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Gekko. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Adler’s GeckoGekko adleri Nguyen, Wang, Yang, Lehmann, Le, Ziegler & Bonkowski, 2013 | GekkonidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Gekko albofasciolatus (Günther, 1867) | GekkonidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Brown's GeckoGekko athymus Brown & Alcala, 1962 | GekkonidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Bonkowski’s GeckoGekko bonkowskii Luu, Calame, Nguyen, Le & Ziegler, 2015 | GekkonidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Brooks' Wolf GeckoGekko brooksii Boulenger, 1920 | GekkonidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Canh’s GeckoGekko canhi Rösler, Nguyen, Van Doan, Ho, Nguyen & Ziegler, 2010 | GekkonidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Babuyan Claro GeckoGekko crombota Brown, Oliveros, Siler & Diesmos, 2008 | GekkonidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Tokay GeckoGekko gecko (Linnaeus, 1758) | GekkonidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Grossmann’s geckoGekko grossmanni Günther, 1994 | GekkonidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Schlegel's Japanese GeckoGekko japonicus (Duméril & Bibron, 1836) | GekkonidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Kwangsi GeckoGekko kwangsiensis Yang, 2015 | GekkonidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Lauhachinda’s Cave GeckoGekko lauhachindai Panitvong, Sumontha, Konlek & Kunya, 2010 | GekkonidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Luperosaurus iskandari Brown, Supriatna & Ota, 2000 Brown, Supriatna & Ota, 2000 | synonym |
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=Gekko&species=iskandari 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:88WG8. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.