Biology:Goniurosaurus toyamai
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Short description: Species of lizard
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Eublepharidae |
| Genus: | Goniurosaurus |
| Species: | G. toyamai
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| Goniurosaurus toyamai | |
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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]
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
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Kidera, N.; Ota, H. (2017). "Goniurosaurus toyamai". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2017: e.T18917777A194398784. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T18917777A194398784.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/18917777/194398784. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Goniurosaurus toyamai at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database
- ↑ 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).
Wikidata ☰ Q3110539 entry
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