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Leaftail Gecko

Uroplatus sp

Photo by Dan Doucette
Published on Project Noah
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Field Notes

Habitat:

rainforest island

Notes:

the first time I saw a leaftail gecko move was on a night hike. they spend their days sleeping depending on their camouflage to protect them against predators.

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Comments (5)
AntónioGinjaGinja
yeah!i agreed whith karen,the litlle gecko is whith a cool look,explendide shot you have here dan
KarenL
Cool looking little guy!

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PublishedApril 11, 2011

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