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Goniurosaurus orientalis (Maki, 1931)
Source-backed taxonomic record
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
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Open encyclopedia reference
The spotted ground gecko or Japanese cave gecko (Goniurosaurus orientalis) is a gecko endemic to the Ryukyu Islands, Japan. Goniurosaurus orientalis is found in four small islands in the Okinawa group: Tonaki Island, Tokashiki Island, Ie Island, and Aka Island.
This particular species grows up to 16 cm and it has deep red eyes. Its basic color is dark brown or black with an orange or red pattern.
As with other geckos from the family Eublepharidae, they have fully functional eyelids. And like most other geckos in the Eublepharidae family, they are insectivores. They are not common in select breeding but have increased in popularity among exotic lizard owners.
Wikipedia contributors, Spotted ground gecko; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T14:30:12.611970+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Goniurosaurus orientalis (Maki, 1931)
- Name authority
- (Maki, 1931)
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Reptilia
- Order
- Squamata
- Family
- Eublepharidae
- Genus
- Goniurosaurus
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- megaclassTetrapoda
- classReptilia Laurenti, 1768
- orderSquamata Oppel, 1811
- suborderGekkota
- familyEublepharidae
- genusGoniurosaurus
- speciesGoniurosaurus orientalis (Maki, 1931)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Goniurosaurus. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Bawangling Leopard geckoGoniurosaurus bawanglingensis Grismer, Shi, Orlov & Ananjeva, 2002 | EublepharidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Cat Ba Leopard GeckoGoniurosaurus catbaensis Ziegler, Truong, Schmitz, Stenke & Rösler, 2008 | EublepharidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Kwanghua Cave Gecko [kwanghua]Goniurosaurus hainanensis Barbour, 1908 | EublepharidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Goniurosaurus huuliensis Orlov, Ryabov, Nguyen, Nguyen & Ho, 2008 | EublepharidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Kuroiwa's eyelid geckoGoniurosaurus kuroiwae (Namiye, 1912) | EublepharidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Guangxi Cave GeckoGoniurosaurus kwangsiensis Yang & Chan, 2015 | EublepharidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Libo Leopard GeckoGoniurosaurus liboensis Wang, Yang & Grismer, 2013 | EublepharidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Chinese leopard geckoGoniurosaurus luii Grismer, Viets & Boyle, 1999 | EublepharidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Iheyajima Leopard GeckoGoniurosaurus toyamai Grismer, Ota & Tanaka, 1994 | EublepharidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Yamashina’s Leopard GeckoGoniurosaurus yamashinae (Okada, 1936) | EublepharidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Zhe-long’s Leopard GeckoGoniurosaurus zhelongi Wang, Jin, Li & Grismer, 2014 | EublepharidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Gezhi Cave GeckoGoniurosaurus gezhi Zhu, HE & Li, 2020 | EublepharidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Eublepharis orientalis Maki, 1931 Maki, 1931 | synonym |
Documented distribution
Source distribution statements, not a complete range map. A listed locality is not necessarily a place of origin.
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://reptile-database.reptarium.cz/species?genus=Goniurosaurus&species=orientalis Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:3GXZ3. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.