Kuroiwa's Ground Gecko
Goniurosaurus kuroiwae
Photo: Akira Takao / CC BY-SA 3.0 / Wikimedia Commons
Kuroiwa's Ground Gecko is a nocturnal gecko in the family Eublepharidae. It has movable eyelids and lacks the adhesive toe pads seen in familiar species such as the Japanese Gecko. It shelters in rock crevices or leaf litter by day and feeds on insects and spiders at night. Under current taxonomy it occurs in central and southern Okinawa Island and on Iejima, Sesokojima, and Yagajijima. It is protected as an Okinawa prefectural Natural Monument.
- Scientific name
- Goniurosaurus kuroiwae
- Group
- Reptiles
- Prefectures
- Okinawa
- Japanese Red List (Ministry of the Environment)
- EndangeredMinistry of the Environment 5th Red List (2026)
- 日本語
- クロイワトカゲモドキ
- 简体中文
- 黑岩壁虎
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The Kuroiwa's Ground Gecko is designated as a species without a fixed area and lives in places such as Okinawa.
The Kuroiwa's Ground Gecko is listed as "Endangered" in the Ministry of the Environment 5th Red List (2026) (listed as クロイワトカゲモドキ).
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