Kuroiwa's_ground_gecko

Kuroiwa's ground gecko

Kuroiwa's ground gecko

Species of lizard

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The Kuroiwa's ground gecko (Goniurosaurus kuroiwae) (from Japanese: クロイワトカゲモドキ/黒岩蜥蜴擬), also known as the Ryukyu eyelid gecko, Kuroiwa's leopard gecko, Kuroiwa's eyelid gecko, Okinawan ground gecko, or Tokashiki gecko, is a species of lizards in the family Eublepharidae. The species is endemic to the Okinawa Islands in the Ryukyu Archipelago, Japan.[1][2]

Etymology

The specific name, kuroiwae, is in honor of T. Kuroiwa, collector of the holotype.[3]

Habitat

Kuroiwa's ground gecko occurs in subtropical forests in karst limestone areas at elevations below 450 m (1,480 ft). It forages on small invertebrates in leaf litter at night.[1]

References

  1. [1]
    Kidera, N. & Ota, H. (2017). "Goniurosaurus kuroiwae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T98152257A96877452. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T98152257A96877452.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
  2. [2]
    Goniurosaurus kuroiwae at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 16 December 2020.
  3. [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. (Goniurosaurus kuroiwae, p. 148).

Further reading

  • Namiye M (1912). "[The geckos from the Okinawa Islands]". Dobutugaku Zasshi [Zoological Magazine], Tokyo 24: 442–445. (Gymnodactylus albofasciatus kuroiwae, new subspecies). (in Japanese).


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