- English Common Name
- Spotted Ground Gecko
- Scientific name
- Goniurosaurus kuroiwae orientalis
- Taxonomy
- Order: Squamata, Family: Eublepharidae
- Size
- 14 cm - 16 cm
- Species Distribution
- Tokashiki, Aka, Tonaki, and Ie Islands
- Okinawa Prefecture Natural Monument
- National Endangered Species
- Okinawa Red List of Threatened Species:Endangered
- Japan Red List of Threatened Species:Endangered
- This species mainly feeds on insects and spiders above ground. It inhabits wet floors of broad-leaved forest, but it can be found in stone walls around small community in islands. Deforestation is raising concern of population decline of this species.
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※Please Note!
Goniurosaurus kuroiwae orientalis is an 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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