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reptiglo: Satanic Leaf-tailed gecko by Thor Hakonsen on Flickr. “Uroplatus is a genus of geckos commonly referred to as Flat or Leaf-tailed Geckos. All of the species of this genus are found in primary and secondary forests on the island of Madagascar. They are endemic to the island, and found nowhere else on earth. The Uroplatus are nocturnal and arboreal. They range in size from about 12 inches (U. giganteus) to 2.5 inches (U. ebanaui and U. phantasticus). They spend most of the daylight hours hanging vertically on tree trunks, head down, resting. During the night, they will venture from their daylight resting spots, and go off in search of prey. They are all insectivores. They all have coloration developed as camouflage, most being grayish brown to black or greenish brown with various markings meant to resemble tree bark. There are two variations of this camouflage: leaf form, and bark form. The leaf form is present on only two species, U. phantasticus and U. ebanaui, which are also the two smallest species. All other forms blend in well with tree bark upon which they rest during the day. Some of these treebark forms have developed a flap of skin, running the length of their bodies, known as a dermal flap, which they lay against the tree during the day, scattering shadows, and making their outline practically invisible.”
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slim-pickins: Undescribed Leaf-Tailed Gecko, Uroplatus aff. henkeli
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rhamphotheca: The satanic leaf-tailed gecko (Uroplatus phantasticus) is the smallest of 12 species of bizarre-looking leaf-tailed geckos. The nocturnal creature has extremely cryptic camouflage so it can hide out in forests in Madagascar. This group of geckos is found only in primary, undisturbed forests, so their populations are very sensitive to habitat destruction. Large Uroplatus species have more teeth than any other living terrestrial vertebrate species. (photo: Piotr Naskrecki)                      (via: Live Science)
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fragrantflight: Uroplatus phantasticus
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Leaf Tail gecko 3 by [ CK ] on Flickr.
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Uroplatus henkeli by bsmith4815 on Flickr.
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reptiglo: Leaf Tail Gecko 1 by [ CK ] on Flickr. My personal favourite.
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Madagascar jour 1 by Digistahlpictures on Flickr.
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Madagascar jour 10-12 by Digistahlpictures on Flickr.
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mere-mereology: Baby sikorae look like little aliens

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