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 |
| Binomial name | |
| Goniurosaurus kuroiwae (Namiye, 1912) | |
| Synonyms | |
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.
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
- ↑ Ota H. (2010). "Goniurosaurus kuroiwae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.1. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 22 August 2012.
- 1 2 "Goniurosaurus kuroiwae ". The Reptile Database. www.reptile-database.org.
- ↑ 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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