Eublepharis macularius

Basic information
Scientific name	Eublepharis macularius	Click to magnify
Common names	Leopard gecko
Higher taxon	Eublepharidae, Sauria (Lacertilia), Squamata, Reptilia
Natural range	E Iran, E Afghanistan, Pakistan, NW India.
Habitat	Rocky desert, scrub forest, etc.

Invasion information
Range in Japan	Not introduced to Japan. But, popular as a pet animal.
Origin	Unintroduced to Japan.
Date
Route	Deliberate: Distributed as pet animal.
Impact	Potentially: A host of Cryptosporidium spp., a protozoan pathogen for reptiles. Native organism(s) affected: Native reptiles.
Regulation in Japan	No action for prevention, mitigation, control, or eradication.
Introduced range in other countries	Under Construction.

Reference	Notes
DECO (ed) (2006) Dictionary of Alien Species. Tokyo-Shoseki. (in Jpn) JWRC (ed) (2008) A Photographic Guide to the Invasive Alien Species in Japan. Heibonsha. (in Jpn) Uetz et al. (1995-2010) TIGR Reptile Database (Accessed on 2011-8-30) http://www.reptiliaweb.org/ etc.