Kuroiwa's ground gecko; Ryukyu eyelid gecko
A species of gecko native to the Ryukyu Islands; scientific name Goniurosaurus kuroiwae. Typically written in katakana.
Kuroiwa's ground gecko is an endemic species of Okinawa.
Standard katakana spelling for this species name; usually written in kana.
Kanji spelling is rare and mostly used in scientific or formal contexts; the katakana form is standard.
Named for zoologist 黒岩恒, who collected the type specimen, followed by トカゲモドキ, the Japanese name for eyelid geckos.