English Common Name

Kuroiwa’s Ground Gecko

Taxonomy

Order: Squamata, Family: Eublepharidae

Size

14 cm – 19 cm

Species Distribution

Okinawa, Sesokojima, and Kourijima Islands

Okinawa Prefecture Natural Monument

National Endangered Species

Okinawa Red List of Threatened Species: Vulnerable

Japan Red List of Threatened Species: Vulnerable

It is distributed in moist broad-leaved evergreen forests. This species is nocturnal; it can be found in places like holes in rocks during the daytime. During nighttime, it gets active to looks for food. During the winter time, it slows down, but does not hibernate. Usually, geckos do not have eyelids and they clean their eyeballs by licking. Family of Eublepharidae, also known as Eyelid Geckos, can close their eyes with eyelids.

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※Please Note!
Goniurosarus kuroiwae kuroiwae is a national endangered species and Okinawa Prefecture Natural Monument. Please refer to the Act on Conservation of Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora and Okinawa Prefecture’s law for the Protection of Cultural Properties.

Updated June 2017

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