Gekko browni

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
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific 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

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

Habitat

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

Behavior

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

Reproduction

G. browni is oviparous.^[2]

References

1. 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. 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

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