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Geckos - Lizards

Family: GekkonidaeLeopard GeckoEublepharis maculariusPhoto © Animal-World: Courtesy Monica Rearick

     Geckos are often described as wall climbers, lizards with suction cup feet!

     Gecko lizards consist of 3 subfamilies, 80 genera and about 600 species. Geckos are found worldwide in all the warmer regions. What distinguishes them as a family is that they have the ability to produce sounds. Some make high pitched calls, some sound like ducks, and others like barking dogs.

See all the types of Geckos here: Lizard Families, Various Gecko Species

     Most geckos have fused eyelids (like snakes) and they lick them with their protrusible notched tongue to clean them. 75% of them are nocturnal so their pupils are narrow and vertical to block out light. The rest have round pupils. They all have flattened bodies, short necks and wide flat heads. The digits of their feet (kind of like toes) are adhesive because they have rows of tiny hooked bristles which allow them to climb straight up walls and across ceilings.

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Leopard Gecko
Eublepharis macularius

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