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]

Goniurosaurus toyamai
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Eublepharidae
Genus: Goniurosaurus
Species:
G. toyamai
Binomial name
Goniurosaurus toyamai
Grismer [fr], Ota & Tanaka, 1994
Synonyms[2]
  • Goniurosaurus kuroiwae toyamai
    Grismer, Ota & Tanaka, 1994
  • Goniurosaurus toyamai
    Dickhoff, 2004

Etymology

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

Habitat

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

Reproduction

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G. toyamai is oviparous.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Kidera, N. & Ota, H. (2021) [errata version of 2017 assessment]. "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 Goniurosaurus toyamai at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database
  3. ^ Beolens B, Watkins M, Grayson M (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

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  • 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 [fr], Ota H, Tanaka S (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).