Published 11 months ago

Newly described gecko from Madagascar a master of disguise

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Uroplatus garamaso, with a length of 8.3-13.9 cm (3-5.5 in), is one of the larger leaf-tailed lizards inhabiting the island. The new species also has striking yellow-reddish irises, and the structure of its hemipenis, the male reproductive organ, is different from that of U. henkeli.

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Newly described gecko from Madagascar a master of disguise

The leaf-tailed geckos of the genus Uroplatus aren’t easy to find. In the jungles of their native Madagascar, this is certainly true, owing to their remarkable ability to meld into their surroundings. But scientists are still uncovering species from the island nation with astonishing regularity by disentangling species complexes using DNA analysis. In 1989, only six of these leaf-tailed geckos were known to science from Madagascar. Today, that n…

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