Luperosaurus is a genus of gecko

Gecko

Geckos are lizards belonging to the infraorder Gekkota, found in warm climates throughout the world. They range from 1.6 cm to 60 cm....

s commonly known as Fringed Geckos. They are found in the Southeast Asian  mainland and archipelago, extending from the Malay Peninsula, through the Philippines

Philippines

The Philippines , officially known as the Republic of the Philippines , is a country in Southeast Asia in the western Pacific Ocean. To its north across the Luzon Strait lies Taiwan. West across the South China Sea sits Vietnam...

 and Indonesia

Indonesia

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. These are small geckos, characterized by the flaps of skin on the front and rear of their limbs and sometimes, along bodies. The original spelling intended was Lyperosaurus (= vexing gecko), for possessing characters from two different genera known to John Gray, who named the genus. Members are presumably highly arboreal, and most species are known from one or a few specimens.

Known species within the genus Luperosaurus

• Brooks' Fringed Gecko, Luperosaurus brooksii
• Brown's Fringed Gecko, Luperosaurus browni
• Corfield's Fringed Gecko, Luperosaurus corfieldi
• Philippine Fringed Gecko, Luperosaurus cumingii
• Iskandar's Fringed Gecko Luperosaurus iskandari
• Taylor's Fringed Gecko, Luperosaurus joloensis
• Sierra Madre Fringed Gecko, Luperosaurus kubli
• MacGregor's Fringed Gecko, Luperosaurus macgregori
• Palawan Fringed Gecko, Luperosaurus palawanensis
• Yasuma's Fringed GeckoLuperosaurus yasumai