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Goniurosaurus kuroiwae

Kuroiwa's ground gecko
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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
    — , 1981
  • Goniurosaurus kuroiwae
    — , 1987

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

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

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



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