Kuroiwa's ground gecko
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Kuroiwa's Ground Gecko in Ōgimi, Kunigami, Okinawa, Japan | |
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Species: | G. kuroiwae
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Goniurosaurus kuroiwae Namiye, 1912
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Goniosaurus kuroiwae Namiye, 1912 [orth. error] |
Kuroiwa's Ground Gecko, or the Okinawan Ground Gecko, is a species of lizard in the Gekkonidae family. It is endemic to Japan.
References
- Namiye, M., "The geckos from the Okinawa Islands" [in Japanese]. Dobutugaku Zasshi (Zoological Magazine), Tokyo, 1912, 24:442-445
- World Conservation Monitoring Centre 1996. Goniurosaurus kuroiwae. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 28 July 2007.