Goniurosaurus toyamai

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Goniurosaurus toyamai

Critically Endangered (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Eublepharidae
Genus: Goniurosaurus
Species:
G. toyamai
Binomial name
Goniurosaurus toyamai
Grismer, & , 1994
Synonyms[2]
  • Goniurosaurus kuroiwae toyamai
    Grismer, Ota & Tanaka, 1994
  • Goniurosaurus toyamai
    — , 2004

Goniurosaurus toyamai, also called commonly the Iheja ground gecko, the Iheyajima leopard gecko, and Toyama's ground gecko, is a species of lizard in the family Eublepharidae. The species is endemic to the island of Iheyajima in Japan.[2]

Etymology[]

The specific name, toyamai, is in honor of Japanese herpetologist .[3]

Habitat[]

The preferred natural habitat of G. toyamai is forest.[1]

Reproduction[]

G. toyamai is oviparous.[2]

References[]

  1. ^ a b Kidera, N.; Ota, H. (2017). "Goniurosaurus toyamai". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T18917777A194398784. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T18917777A194398784.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
  2. ^ a b c Species Goniurosaurus toyamai at The Reptile Database www.reptile -database.com.
  3. ^ , , (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore, Maryland: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Goniurosaurus toyamai, p. 267).

Further reading[]

  • Dickhoff A (2004). "Ein Tiger im Terrarium – Haltung und Nachzucht von Goniurosaurus araneus (GRISMER, VIETS & BOYLE 1999)". Draco 5: 76–81. (Goniurosaurus toyamai, new status). (in German).
  • Grismer LL, , (1994). "Phylogeny, Classification, and Biogeography of Goniurosaurus kuroiwae (Squamata: Eublepharidae) from the Ryukyu Archipelago, Japan, with Description of a New Subspecies". Zoological Science, Tokyo 11: 319–335. (Goniurosaurus kuroiwae toyamai, new subspecies, pp. 328–330, Figure 7).



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