トカゲ
Okinawa tree lizard / Japalura polygonata / Kinobori-tokage / キノボリトカゲ 名前の通り、キノボリトカゲは森の隅の樹上で過ごす事が多く、日陰になっている地上でもみることができる。体長は20～30cmで、小型のイグアナに似ている。オスの体は緑と濃い茶色に淡い色の縞模様があり、メスは茶色の体に緑の線が走っている。キノボリトカゲは主にアリを主食とするが、チョウやクモ、セミ、幼虫なども食べる。
Ryukyu short-legged skink / Ateuchosaurus pellopleurus / Herigurohime-tokage / ヘリグロヒメトカゲ 体長9～12cmほどの小形のトカゲで、琉球諸島の固有種である。体に対して足は短く、体長の半分ほどは尻尾。落ち葉や枯草がある湿った林床に生息している。ヘリグロヒメトカゲの頭は小さく、短い鼻を持ち、全身赤茶色で濃い線が体の両側にある。日中と夜間に活動し、アリを食すが、逆によくハブに捕食される。
Lizards
Okinawa tree lizard / Japalura polygonata / Kinobori-tokage / キノボリトカゲ
These lizards, as the name suggests, spend most of their time in trees on the edges of forests, but they can be found in shady areas on the ground as well. They are long (20 to 30 centimeters), and look a bit like small iguanas. The bodies of males are green and dark brown with pale stripes, while females have green stripes on a brown background. The lizard feeds mostly on ants, but also eats butterflies, spiders, cicadas, and larvae.
Ryukyu short-legged skink / Ateuchosaurus pellopleurus / Herigurohime-tokage / ヘリグロヒメトカゲ
This small reptile (9 to 12 centimeters long) is endemic to the Ryukyu Islands. Its legs are short relative to its body, and its tail makes up half of its entire length. It is found in moist places among fallen leaves and dead grass on the forest floor. The short-legged skink has a small head, a short snout, and a reddish-brown body with dark stripes on the sides. It is active both during the day and at night, and feeds on ants. It is frequently preyed upon by the habu viper.
