Kuroiwa's ground gecko

Kuroiwa's Ground Gecko
Kuroiwa's Ground Gecko in Ōgimi, Kunigami, Okinawa, Japan
Conservation status
Endangered  (IUCN 3.1)
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)

Kuroiwa's Ground Gecko, or the Okinawan Ground Gecko (Goniurosaurus kuroiwae), 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