Goniurosaurus toyamai

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 Japan.[2]

Goniurosaurus toyamai
Conservation status
Critically Endangered  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Family:	Eublepharidae
Genus:	Goniurosaurus
Species:	G. toyamai
Binomial name
Goniurosaurus toyamai Grismer, Ota & Tanaka, 1994
Synonyms[2]
Goniurosaurus kuroiwae toyamai Grismer, Ota & Tanaka, 1994 Goniurosaurus toyamai — Dickhoff, 2004

Etymology

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

Habitat

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

Reproduction

G. toyamai is oviparous.[2]

References

1. Kidera N, Ota H (2017). "Goniurosaurus toyamai ". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2017: e.T18917777A18917779. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T18917777A18917779.en. Downloaded on 01 September 2020.
2. Species Goniurosaurus toyamai at The Reptile Database www.reptile -database.com.
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

• 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, 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).