Gekko browni, also known commonly as Brown's gecko, Brown's fringe gecko, and Brown's wolf gecko, is a species of lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is endemic to West Malaysia.[2]

Gekko browni
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Gekkonidae
Genus: Gekko
Species:
G. browni
Binomial name
Gekko browni
(Russell, 1979)
Synonyms[2]
  • Luperosaurus browni
    Russell, 1979
  • Luperosaurus serraticaudus
    Ota, Sengoku & Hikida, 1996
  • Gekko (Sundagekko) browni
    Wood et al., 2019

Etymology edit

The specific name, browni, is in honor of American herpetologist Walter Creighton Brown.[3]

Habitat edit

The preferred natural habitat of G. browni is forest.[1]

Behavior edit

G. browni is arboreal, usually staying at least 2 m (6.6 ft) above the ground.[1]

Reproduction edit

G. browni is oviparous.[2]

References edit

  1. ^ a b c Grismer, L.; Quah, E. (2019). "Gekko browni ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T101950511A101950534. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-3.RLTS.T101950511A101950534.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
  2. ^ a b c Gekko browni at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database
  3. ^ Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Luperosaurus browni, p. 40).

Further reading edit

  • Russell AP (1979). A New Species of Luperosaurus (Gekkonidae) with Comments on the Genus". Herpetologica 35 (3): 282–288. (Luperosaurus browni, new species).