I never thought I would be able to breed this species at all. It is protected very carefully in Japan because there are not too many wild ones left. It originally lives on the island of Iheya, which is said to be very beautiful. All geckoes live near lakes, creeks and ditches, of which there are only a few on Iheya. Goniurosaurus toyamai looks quite similar to Goniurosaurus orientalis. After counting it among the members of Goniurosaurus orientalis for many year, it finally was announced to be a separate species in 1999. Its basic color is black with deep orange red lines which run over its whole body. It is a bit bigger and more robust than Goniurosaurus orientalis.

There are no different color patterns of Goniurosaurus toyamai at all. It is said to be the biggest representative of all Kuroiwae-geckoes. Yet after comparing all geckoes described so far, I must say that Goniurosaurus yamashinae is the biggest species.

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