Goniurosaurus kuroiwae yunnu Nakamura et al., 2014:63
Kuroiwa’s leopard gecko (generic)
Taxonomy & Nomenclature
Conservation Status
Extinct
Last record: Holocene
Distribution
Yoronjima Island, Ryukyu Archipelago, Japan
Biology & Ecology
Hypodigm
Media
References
Original scientific description:
Nakamura, Yasuyuki, Takahashi, Akio and Ota, Hidetoshi. (2014). A new, recently extinct subspecies of the Kuroiwa’s Leopard Gecko, Goniurosaurus kuroiwae (Squamata: Eublepharidae), from Yoronjima Island of the Ryukyu Archipelago, Japan. Acta Herpetologica 9(1): 61-73.
Other references:
Nakamura, Y., Takahashi, A., Ota, H. (2013). Recent cryptic extinction of squamate reptiles on Yoronjima Island of the Ryukyu Archipelago, Japan, inferred from garbage dump remains. Acta Herpetol. 8: 19-34.
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