GECKOES of Japan

This page introduces all the species of geckoes of JAPAN.

Please click the name of lizards you want to know.
The geckos are called "Yamori" in Japanese.
The ground geckos are called "Tokagemodoki" in Japanese.

GEKKONIDAE(Yamori)
EUBLEPHARIDAE(Tokagemodoki)

GEKKONIDAE(Yamori) The family of tree and house geckoes.

COMMON NAME JAPANESE NAME SCIENTIFIC NAME

Stump-toed gecko Onnadake-Yamori Gehyra mutilata

Japanese gecko Nihon-Yamori Gekko japonicus

Hokou gecko Minami-Yamori Gekko hokouensis

Tawa gecko Tawa-Yamori Gekko tawaensis

Yaku gecko Yaku-Yamori Gekko yakuensis

Gecko sp. Nishi-Yamori Gekko sp.

Takara gecko Takara-Yamori Gekko shibatai

Amami gecko Amami-Yamori Gekko vertebralis

Gecko sp. Okinawa-Yamori Gekko sp.

Tree gecko Kinobori-Yamori Hemiphyllodactylus typus typus

Mourning gecko Ogasawara-Yamori Lepidodactylus lugubris

House gecko Hooguro-Yamori Hemidactylus frenatus

Bowring's gecko Tashiro-Yamori Hemidactylus bowringii

Micronesian gecko Minami-Torishima-Yamori Perochirus ateles

EUBLEPHARIDAE(Tokagemodoki) The family of ground geckoes.

COMMON NAME JAPANESE NAME SCIENTIFIC NAME

Ryukyu(Okinawa(?)) ground gecko Kuroiwa-Tokagemodoki Goniurosaurus kuroiwae kuroiwae

Ryukyu(Tokashiki(?)) ground gecko Madara-Tokagemodoki Goniurosaurus kuroiwae orientalis

Ryukyu(Tokunoshima(?)) ground gecko Obi-Tokagemodoki Goniurosaurus kuroiwae splendens

Ryukyu(Iheya(?)) ground gecko Iheya-Tokagemodoki Goniurosaurus kuroiwae toyamai

Ryukyu(Kume(?)) ground gecko Kume-Tokagemodoki Goniurosaurus kuroiwae yamashinae