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Barking gecko

Ptenopus garrulus

Photo by marti
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Field Notes

Description:

These little reptiles are nocturnal by nature, usually taking shelter under exfoliating flakes on hard rock. During a night, make loud sound like cricket...

Habitat:

The Barking Geckos are from South Africa originally. The Giant Ground Gecko can be found in the southern parts of the Kgalagadi Transfonteir Park, Kalahari Gecko is present in the Kalahari they live in the woodlands andbushes next to Kalahari. In the wild Barking Geckos eat termites, small Coleptera and hymentopters.

Notes:

Found this fellow at Kalahari tented camp in Kgalagadi

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PublishedMarch 6, 2013

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