Banded gecko

Japanese: トカゲモドキ - とかげもどき（英語表記）banded gecko

A general term for the gecko genus Eublepharis , which has lizard-like characteristics despite being a member of the gecko family. It grows to about 16cm in length. Unlike ordinary geckos, its eyes are not covered with transparent scales, and its upper and lower eyelids are movable, allowing it to close its eyes. Each toe is long and thin, and the subtoe plates are not suction cup-like. In Japan, there is only one species, Kuroiwa's ground gecko E. kuroiwae , which is distributed on Tokunoshima Island and the Okinawa Islands, and is divided into five subspecies. It lives in forests and around settlements in flat and mountainous areas, is nocturnal, and hides in caves and stone walls during the day.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

ヤモリ類ではあるがトカゲのような形質ももつヤモリ科トカゲモドキ属Eublepharisの総称。全長16cm前後。ふつうのヤモリと違って眼は透明なうろこで覆われず，上下のまぶたが可動で眼を閉じることができる。各指趾（しし）は細長く指(趾)下板は吸盤状とならない。日本にはクロイワトカゲモドキE.kuroiwae1種が徳之島，沖縄諸島に分布し，5亜種に分けられている。平地から山地の森林や集落周辺にすみ，夜行性で，昼間は洞穴や石垣などに隠れている。

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