Kuroiwa's ground gecko

Kuroiwa's ground gecko
Kuroiwa's ground gecko in Ōgimi, Kunigami, Okinawa, Japan
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Reptilia
Order:Squamata
Family:Eublepharidae
Genus:Goniurosaurus
Species: G. kuroiwae
Binomial name
Goniurosaurus kuroiwae
(Namiye, 1912)
Synonyms
  • Gymnodactylus albofasciatus kuroiwae
    Namiye, 1912
  • Eublepharis kuroiwae
    — Wermuth, 1965
  • Amamisaurus kuroiwae
    — Börner, 1981
  • Goniurosaurus kuroiwae
    — Grismer, 1987[2]

Kuroiwa's ground gecko, or the Okinawan ground gecko (Goniurosaurus kuroiwae), is a species of lizards in the family Eublepharidae. The species is endemic to Japan.

Etymology

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

Common names

Additional common names for G. kuroiwae include Kuroiwa's eyelid gecko, Kuroiwa's leopard gecko, and Tokashiki gecko.[2]

References

  1. ↑ Ota H. (2010). "Goniurosaurus kuroiwae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.1. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 22 August 2012.
  2. 1 2 "Goniurosaurus kuroiwae ". The Reptile Database. www.reptile-database.org.
  3. ↑ Beolens B, Watkins M, Grayson M. 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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