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Mossy Leaf-tailed Gecko…

📍Peyrieras Reserve, Marozevo, Madagascar.

#NaturePhotography #Madagascar
Uroplatus sikorae, commonly referred to as the mossy leaf-tailed gecko or the southern flat-tail gecko, is a species of lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is endemic to Madagascar.
August 12, 2025 at 5:34 AM
wiki-potd.bsky.social
The Mauritius ornate day gecko (Phelsuma ornata) is a diurnal species of gecko in the family Gekkonidae, the common geckos. It occurs in Mauritius, on the main island up to an elevation of 300 metres (980 feet) and on most of the surrounding islands.
The Mauritius ornate day gecko (Phelsuma ornata) is a diurnal species of gecko in the family Gekkonidae, the common geckos. It occurs in Mauritius, on the main island up to an elevation of 300 metres (980 feet) and on most of the surrounding islands.
March 27, 2025 at 3:43 PM
itchydogimages.bsky.social
House Gecko (Hemidactylus sp., Gekkonidae)
Pu'er, Yunnan, China
📷 #herps #naturalist
September 18, 2023 at 11:21 PM
2wsphotography.bsky.social
Such camouflage - can you spot the Mossy Leaf-tailed Gecko?

Luckily they will spend a few days in the area location, making them easier to return to once found!

📍Andasibe-Mantadia NP, Madagascar.

#Madagascar #NaturePhotography
Uroplatus sikorae, commonly referred to as the mossy leaf-tailed gecko or the southern flat-tail gecko, is a species of lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is endemic to Madagascar.
August 12, 2025 at 8:09 AM
bdj.pensoft.net
A new record of the slender #gecko 𝘏𝘦𝘮𝘪𝘱𝘩𝘺𝘭𝘭𝘰𝘥𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘺𝘭𝘶𝘴 𝘭𝘶𝘯𝘨𝘤𝘶𝘦𝘯𝘴𝘪𝘴 has been documented in China, marking its first known occurrence in the country. Read the full study here: doi.org/10.3897/BDJ....

#Squamata #Gekkonidae
Slender gecko 𝘏𝘦𝘮𝘪𝘱𝘩𝘺𝘭𝘭𝘰𝘥𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘺𝘭𝘶𝘴 𝘭𝘶𝘯𝘨𝘤𝘶𝘦𝘯𝘴𝘪𝘴, the new species found in China
December 19, 2025 at 10:03 AM
robertsnickc.bsky.social
Tokay Gecko (Gekko gecko), family Gekkonidae, SE Asia.

They make surprisingly loud, high-pitched barks.
This is a large gecko, growing (on average) to a total length of around 30 cm.

#Photography by Tontantravel.
September 29, 2025 at 12:55 PM
lottarain.bsky.social
I love geckos. They are fantastic hunters and very useful reptiles at home. Yes! They eat annoying flies and mosquitoes! The family Gekkonidae seems to come from the Gekkota, which emerged during the Jurassic period. #AlphabetChallenge #WeekFforFilm : Jurassic Park. #nature
A gray Geko with black eyes is waiting for a prey hidden behind a plant and very good camouflaged.
August 13, 2026 at 8:44 PM
rdmpage.bsky.social
As I explore how to curate @boldsystems.bsky.social data I keep coming across "interesting" taxonomy, such as two research groups giving the same name (Tropiocolotes hormozganensis) to the same species in the same year! One paper is doi.org/10.11646/zoo..., the other is zoobank.org/urn:lsid:zoo...
Taxonomic status of Tropiocolotes cf. steudneri with a description of a new species of Tropiocolotes (Reptilia: Squamata: Gekkonidae) in southern Iran | Zootaxa
doi.org
July 23, 2026 at 9:29 AM
snakemanmark.bsky.social
Centralian Knob-Tailed Gecko ( Nephrurus_amyae )
#sunshinecoastsnakeremovals.com #Animals #Reptiles #ReptilePhotography #Reptilia #ScaledReptiles #Squamata #Geckos #Gekkonidae #Nephrurus #CentralianKnob-TailedGecko #Nephrurusamyae
December 14, 2024 at 10:04 PM
nhmsystbiodiv.bsky.social
Also published in October, this Gehyra corona foot in an article by Fred Kraus, Varpu Vahtera & Valter Weijola:

'A new insular species of Gehyra (Squamata:
Gekkonidae) from Papua New Guinea closely
related to Gehyra oceanica' 🦎👣
November 14, 2024 at 11:11 AM
snakemanmark.bsky.social
Centralian Knob-Tailed Gecko ( Nephrurus_amyae )
#sunshinecoastsnakeremovals.com #Animals #Reptiles #ReptilePhotography #Reptilia #ScaledReptiles #Squamata #Geckos #Gekkonidae #Nephrurus #CentralianKnob-TailedGecko #Nephrurusamyae
December 14, 2024 at 10:03 PM
reptilesmagazine.bsky.social
New species out of Thailand. #leaftoedgecko #reptiles #Thailand #newspecies #reptilesmagazine #gecko #gekkonidae reptilesmagazine.com/new-leaf-toe...
New Leaf-Toed Gecko Species Described - Reptiles Magazine
The gecko, Dixonius hinchangsi sp. nov. was found near Hin Chang Si Khon Kaen province. This province is located in northeastern Thailand.
reptilesmagazine.com
February 12, 2025 at 7:20 PM
ramalina.bsky.social
Their group is Gekkonidae
December 19, 2025 at 12:52 PM
angrywagtails.bsky.social
Just a reminder that DPIRD's MyPestGuide reported app or website has lots of nice observations that the nice people will id with pleasure.
For example a lizard was reported yesterday, which the experts id'd as a native Gehyra variegata

mypestguide.dpird.wa.gov.au/reporter/#/r...
A photo of a pretty gecko which was confirmed as a young gecko with moar spots than the adults, and believed to be a western Tree Dtella, Gehyra variegata (Squamata: Gekkonidae).
July 28, 2025 at 6:18 AM
coalescent.bsky.social
#IslandRules This suggestion is pretty cool : « … large body size in geckos may be at least correlated with a highly arboreal ecology ».
Limited dispersal leads to differing evolutionary trajectories between adjacent continental and insular lineages in a widespread lizard radiation (Gehyra: Gekkonidae)
Abstract. Biotic dispersal between regions is mediated by a suite of geographical, environmental, and biotic factors. Australia and Melanesia—with the latt
academic.oup.com
August 10, 2026 at 3:52 PM
zookeys.pensoft.net
Or head straight into the #research ⤵️

🦎𝘏𝘦𝘮𝘪𝘱𝘩𝘺𝘭𝘭𝘰𝘥𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘺𝘭𝘶𝘴 𝘻𝘪𝘦𝘨𝘭𝘦𝘳𝘪 from Copia Nature Reserve, Son La Province, Vietnam 👇
doi.org/10.3897/zook...

🦎𝘏𝘦𝘮𝘪𝘱𝘩𝘺𝘭𝘭𝘰𝘥𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘺𝘭𝘶𝘴 𝘱𝘢𝘬𝘩𝘢𝘦𝘯𝘴𝘪𝘴 - a karst-dwelling species from the same province👇
doi.org/10.3897/zook...

#gecko #newspecies #biodiversity #herpetology
Hemiphyllodactylus ziegleri sp. nov. (Squamata, Gekkonidae), a new karst-dwelling gecko species from Son La Province, Vietnam
Based on morphological and molecular analyses, a new species of Hemiphyllodactylus is described from Son La Province, northern Vietnam. Hemiphyllodactylus ziegleri sp. nov. differs from its sister tax...
doi.org
March 31, 2026 at 7:00 AM
pishoge.bsky.social
Muchas gracias, sanchogik! 🤗 Son muy chulos, verdad? A mí me encantan esas patitas 🥰 La salamanquesa rosada sí que es de la familia gekkonidae 😉
August 10, 2025 at 2:17 PM
hirabe.bsky.social
ヤフーニュースで話題になっていたニシヤモリの記載論文
zse.pensoft.net/article/1869...
A new coastal rock-dwelling gecko of the subgenus Japonigekko (Squamata, Gekkonidae, Gekko) from western Kyushu, Japan
A remarkable new species of the subgenus Japonigekko from the islands of Gotō Nada and offshore islands of Kagoshima Prefecture, Kyushu, Japan, inhabiting rocky coastal habitats, is described based on...
zse.pensoft.net
May 24, 2026 at 10:51 AM
snakemanmark.bsky.social
Centralian Knob-Tailed Gecko ( Nephrurus_amyae )
#sunshinecoastsnakeremovals.com #Animals #Reptiles #ReptilePhotography #Reptilia #ScaledReptiles #Squamata #Geckos #Gekkonidae #Nephrurus #CentralianKnob-TailedGecko #Nephrurusamyae
December 14, 2024 at 10:04 PM
haruspex.bsky.social
So, fun thing about geckos is that there is a whole subset that lack some “classic” gecko traits!
Banded geckos (and leopard geckos) are eyelid geckos (Eublepharidae): they have eyelids and lack the extremely sticky toes of something like a Tokay (Gekkonidae). Eyelid geckos use their claws more.🦎
June 7, 2024 at 3:25 PM
isyeb.mnhn.fr
In #Zootaxa, Vol.5665(3)
"Revision of the Lygodactylus tolampyae complex,with descriptions of three additional new dwarf gecko species from Madagascar’s North West"
#integrativeTaxonomy #Reptilia #Squamata #gekkonidae
#sp.nov.
Vences,M., Miralles,A., @isyeb.mnhn.fr et al.
mapress.com/zt/article/v...
Revision of the Lygodactylus tolampyae complex, with descriptions of three additional new dwarf gecko species from Madagascar’s North West | Zootaxa
mapress.com
August 19, 2025 at 9:25 AM
wanderinggaia.bsky.social
Researchers have identified six new species of barking geckos by their calls :) 🦎 (big fan of all geckos)
Singing on key: An integrative taxonomic revision of barking geckos (Gekkonidae: Ptenopus) with six additional species and keys for morphology and advertisement calls
Abstract Barking geckos, Ptenopus Gray, 1866 are burrowing geckos that occur across the xeric regions of southern Africa. They possess unique vocal abilities, with males producing loud advert...
vertebrate-zoology.arphahub.com
August 29, 2025 at 3:49 PM
tonygamble.eurosky.social
Very cool!!!!! I also like the alt text function for results.
Cloud of words in various colors and sizes based on a Google Scholar profile. Some of the largest words include geckos gecko sex squamata evolution gekkota genome chromosomes species new chromosome sphaerodactylidae adhesive lizards gekkonidae anolis development DNA dwarf eublepharis genetic genus macularius molecular origins sequencing sphaerodactylus adhesion
November 21, 2024 at 10:14 PM
michael-s-y-lee.bsky.social
michael_s_y_lee
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Out now - our new open access paper on how geckos conquered the Indo-Pacific (Oliver et al. 2026).

My little writeup here:
www.instagram.com/p/DWNKNPKk1ZE

Full Article here - FREE OPEN ACCESS:
academic.oup.com/biolinnean/a...
Limited dispersal leads to differing evolutionary trajectories between adjacent continental and insular lineages in a widespread lizard radiation (Gehyra: Gekkonidae)
Abstract. Biotic dispersal between regions is mediated by a suite of geographical, environmental, and biotic factors. Australia and Melanesia—with the latt
academic.oup.com
March 23, 2026 at 4:45 AM