noun
Schlegel's Japanese gecko; Japanese gecko
A small gecko species (Gekko japonicus) native to Japan, often found on walls and ceilings.
夏の夜、窓の外にニホンヤモリが張り付いていた。
On a summer night, a Japanese gecko was clinging to the outside of the window.
Standard katakana spelling for this species name.
Kanji spelling is rare; the word is usually written in kana.
ヤモリ is the general term for gecko; ニホンヤモリ specifies the Japanese species.
Compound of 日本 (Nihon, 'Japan') and ヤモリ (yamori, 'gecko'). The word ヤモリ itself is from 家守 (yamori, literally 'house protector').