Goniurosaurus toyamai | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Family: | Eublepharidae |
Genus: | Goniurosaurus |
Species: | G. toyamai
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Binomial name | |
Goniurosaurus toyamai Grismer
, Ota & Tanaka, 1994 | |
Synonyms[2] | |
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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 the Ryukyu Islands (Japan).[1][2]
The specific name, toyamai, is in honor of Japanese herpetologist Masanao Toyama.[3]
The preferred natural habitat of G. toyamai is forest.[1]