noun
Kuroiwa's ground gecko; Ryukyu eyelid gecko
A species of gecko native to the Ryukyu Islands; scientific name Goniurosaurus kuroiwae. Typically written in katakana.
クロイワトカゲモドキは沖縄の固有種です。
Kuroiwa's ground gecko is an endemic species of Okinawa.
The name combines 黒岩 (Kuroiwa, likely after a person or place) and トカゲモドキ (tokage-modoki, 'gecko-like'). The exact derivation is uncertain.