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{{Short description|Species of lizard}}
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| name = Kuroiwa's ground gecko
| name = Kuroiwa's ground gecko
| image = GoniurosaurusAT.JPG
| image = GoniurosaurusAT.JPG
| image_caption = Kuroiwa's ground gecko in [[Ōgimi, Okinawa|Ōgimi]], [[Kunigami District, Okinawa|Kunigami]], [[Okinawa Prefecture|Okinawa]], [[Japan]]
| image_caption = in [[Ōgimi, Okinawa|Ōgimi]], [[Kunigami District, Okinawa|Kunigami]], [[Okinawa Prefecture|Okinawa]], [[Japan]]
| status = EN
| status = VU
| status_system = IUCN3.1
| status_system = IUCN3.1
| status_ref = <ref name="iucn status 17 November 2021">{{cite iucn |author=Kidera, N. |author-link=species:Noriko Kidera |author2=Ota, H. |author2-link=species:Hidetoshi Ota |year=2017 |title=''Goniurosaurus kuroiwae'' |page=e.T98152257A96877452 |doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T98152257A96877452.en |access-date=17 November 2021}}</ref>
| status_ref = <ref>{{IUCN|id=40793|taxon=''Goniurosaurus kuroiwae''|assessor=[[Hidetoshi Ota|Ota H]].|assessment_year=2010|version=2012.1|accessdate=22 August 2012}}</ref>
| genus = Goniurosaurus
| genus = Goniurosaurus
| species = kuroiwae
| species = kuroiwae
| authority = ([[Motokichi Namiye|Namiye]], 1912)
| authority = ([[species:Motokichi Namiye|Namiye]], 1912)
| synonyms = *''Gymnodactylus albofasciatus kuroiwae'' <br>{{small|Namiye, 1912}}
| synonyms = *''Gymnodactylus albofasciatus kuroiwae'' <br>{{small|Namiye, 1912}}
*''Eublepharis kuroiwae'' <br>{{small|— [[Heinz Wermuth|Wermuth]], 1965}}
*''Eublepharis kuroiwae'' <br>{{small|— [[species:Heinz Wermuth|Wermuth]], 1965}}
*''Amamisaurus kuroiwae'' <br>{{small|— [[:fr:Achim-Rüdinger Börner|Börner]], 1981}}
*''Amamisaurus kuroiwae'' <br>{{small|— [[species:Achim-Rüdinger Börner|Börner]], 1981}}
*''Goniurosaurus kuroiwae'' <br>{{small|— [[:fr:Larry Lee Grismer|Grismer]], 1987}}<ref name="RDB"/>
*''Goniurosaurus kuroiwae'' <br>{{small|— [[species:Larry Lee Grismer|Grismer]], 1987}}
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| synonyms_ref =<ref name=RDB/>
}}
}}


'''Kuroiwa's ground gecko''', or the '''Okinawan ground gecko''' (''Goniurosaurus kuroiwae''), is a [[species]] of [[lizard]] in the [[Family (biology)|family]] [[Eublepharidae]]. The species is [[Endemism|endemic]] to [[Japan]].
'''Kuroiwa's ground gecko''' ('''''Goniurosaurus kuroiwae''''') (from Japanese: [[:ja:クロイワトカゲモドキ|クロイワトカゲモドキ]]/[[:ja:黒岩蜥蜴擬|黒岩蜥蜴擬]]), also known [[Common name|commonly]] as '''Kuroiwa's eyelid gecko''', '''Kuroiwa's leopard gecko''', the '''Okinawan ground gecko''', the '''Ryukyu eyelid gecko''', and the '''Tokashiki gecko''', is a [[species]] of [[lizard]] in the [[Family (biology)|family]] [[Eublepharidae]]. The species is [[Endemism|endemic]] to the [[Okinawa Islands]] in the [[Ryukyu Archipelago]], Japan.<ref name="iucn status 17 November 2021" /><ref name=RDB/>

==Parasites==
Kuroiwa's ground gecko is a common host for the parasite ''[[Cryptosporidium serpentis]]''. This parasite is detrimental to the health of the gecko and causes severe gastrointestinal problems. Symptoms of a ''C. serpentis'' infection include: diarrhea, vomiting, and emaciation.<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Ootawa |first=Tomoki |last2=Toda |first2=Mitsuhiko |last3=Takahashi |first3=Hiroo |last4=Saruta |first4=Tomohisa |last5=Murakami |first5=Yuki |last6=Iguchi |first6=Yuka |author6-link=species:Yuka Iguchi |last7=Masatani |first7=Tatsunori |date=2023 |title=Record of ''Cryptosporidium serpentis'' from ''Goniurosaurus kuroiwae sengokui'' (Reptilia, Squamata, Eublepharidae) in Tokashikijima, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan |url=https://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/jvms/85/10/85_23-0186/_article |journal=Journal of Veterinary Medical Science |volume=85 |issue=10 |pages=1142–1145 |doi=10.1292/jvms.23-0186 |pmc=10600540 |pmid=37558494}}</ref>


==Etymology==
==Etymology==
The [[Specific name (zoology)|specific name]], ''kuroiwae'', is in honor of T. Kuroiwa, collector of the [[holotype]].<ref>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).</ref>
The [[Specific name (zoology)|specific name]], ''kuroiwae'', is in honor of T. Kuroiwa who was the collector of the [[holotype]].<ref name=":0">[[species:Bo Beolens|Beolens, Bo]]; [[species:Michael Watkins|Watkins, Michael]]; [[species:Michael Grayson|Grayson, Michael]] (2011). ''The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles''. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. {{ISBN|978-1-4214-0135-5}}. (''Goniurosaurus kuroiwae'', p. 148).</ref>


==Common names==
==Habitat==
Kuroiwa's ground gecko occurs in subtropical forests in [[karst]] limestone areas at elevations below {{cvt|450|m}}.<ref name="iucn status 17 November 2021"/>
Additional common names for ''G. kuroiwae'' include '''Kuroiwa's eyelid gecko''', '''Kuroiwa's leopard gecko''', and '''Tokashiki gecko'''.<ref name="RDB">"''Goniurosaurus kuroiwae'' ". The Reptile Database. www.reptile-database.org.</ref>

==Behavior and diet==
''G. kuroiwae'' forages on small [[invertebrate]]s in [[Plant litter|leaf litter]] at night.<ref name="iucn status 17 November 2021" />

==Reproduction==
''G. kuroiwae'' is [[Oviparity|oviparous]].<ref name="iucn status 17 November 2021"/><ref name=RDB/> [[Clutch (eggs)|Clutch]] size is one or two eggs, and an adult female may lay as many as three clutches per year.<ref name="iucn status 17 November 2021"/>


==References==
==References==
{{Reflist}}
{{Reflist|refs=
<ref name=RDB>{{NRDB species |genus=Goniurosaurus |species=kuroiwae |accessdate=16 December 2020}}</ref>
}}


==Further reading==
==Further reading==
* [[Motokichi Namiye|Namiye M]]. 1912. "[The geckos from the Okinawa Islands]". ''Dobutugaku Zasshi'' [Zoological Magazine], Tokyo '''24''': 442-445. (''Gymnodactylus albofasciatus kuroiwae'', new subspecies). (in Japanese).
*[[species:Motokichi Namiye|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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[[Category:Goniurosaurus]]
[[Category:Goniurosaurus]]
[[Category:Reptiles of Japan]]
[[Category:Endemic reptiles of Japan]]
[[Category:Endemic fauna of Japan]]
[[Category:Endemic fauna of the Ryukyu Islands]]
[[Category:Animals described in 1912]]
[[Category:Reptiles described in 1912]]
[[Category:Taxonomy articles created by Polbot]]



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Latest revision as of 13:44, 2 November 2024

Kuroiwa's ground gecko
in Ōgimi, Kunigami, Okinawa, Japan
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Eublepharidae
Genus: Goniurosaurus
Species:
G. kuroiwae
Binomial name
Goniurosaurus kuroiwae
(Namiye, 1912)
Synonyms[2]
  • Gymnodactylus albofasciatus kuroiwae
    Namiye, 1912
  • Eublepharis kuroiwae
    — Wermuth, 1965
  • Amamisaurus kuroiwae
    — Börner, 1981
  • Goniurosaurus kuroiwae
    — Grismer, 1987

Kuroiwa's ground gecko (Goniurosaurus kuroiwae) (from Japanese: クロイワトカゲモドキ/黒岩蜥蜴擬), also known commonly as Kuroiwa's eyelid gecko, Kuroiwa's leopard gecko, the Okinawan ground gecko, the Ryukyu eyelid gecko, and the Tokashiki gecko, is a species of lizard in the family Eublepharidae. The species is endemic to the Okinawa Islands in the Ryukyu Archipelago, Japan.[1][2]

Parasites

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Kuroiwa's ground gecko is a common host for the parasite Cryptosporidium serpentis. This parasite is detrimental to the health of the gecko and causes severe gastrointestinal problems. Symptoms of a C. serpentis infection include: diarrhea, vomiting, and emaciation.[3]

Etymology

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The specific name, kuroiwae, is in honor of T. Kuroiwa who was the collector of the holotype.[4]

Habitat

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Kuroiwa's ground gecko occurs in subtropical forests in karst limestone areas at elevations below 450 m (1,480 ft).[1]

Behavior and diet

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G. kuroiwae forages on small invertebrates in leaf litter at night.[1]

Reproduction

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G. kuroiwae is oviparous.[1][2] Clutch size is one or two eggs, and an adult female may lay as many as three clutches per year.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f Kidera, N.; Ota, H. (2017). "Goniurosaurus kuroiwae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T98152257A96877452. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T98152257A96877452.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
  2. ^ a b c Goniurosaurus kuroiwae at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 16 December 2020.
  3. ^ Ootawa, Tomoki; Toda, Mitsuhiko; Takahashi, Hiroo; Saruta, Tomohisa; Murakami, Yuki; Iguchi, Yuka; Masatani, Tatsunori (2023). "Record of Cryptosporidium serpentis from Goniurosaurus kuroiwae sengokui (Reptilia, Squamata, Eublepharidae) in Tokashikijima, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan". Journal of Veterinary Medical Science. 85 (10): 1142–1145. doi:10.1292/jvms.23-0186. PMC 10600540. PMID 37558494.
  4. ^ Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (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

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  • 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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