Kuroiwa's Ground Gecko
| Kuroiwa's ground gecko | |
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| Kuroiwa's ground gecko in Ōgimi, Kunigami, Okinawa, Japan | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Subphylum: | Vertebrata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Lacertilia |
| Infraorder: | Gekkota |
| Family: | Gekkonidae |
| Subfamily: | Eublepharinae |
| Genus: | Goniurosaurus |
| Species: | G. kuroiwae |
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Goniurosaurus kuroiwae (Namiye, 1912) |
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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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