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The ipilja-ipilja, or ipilya, is a giant gecko in the mythology of the Anindilyakwa people of Australia.He is considered to be the creator of rain and thunder. The ipilja-ipilja lives with his family, all giant geckos, in the Numarika swamp at the mouth of the Angoroko River of Groote Eylandt.
Gigarcanum delcourti, formerly Hoplodactylus delcourti, is an extinct species of gecko in the family Diplodactylidae.It is the largest known of all geckos, with a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of 37 cm (14.6 in) and an overall length (including tail) of at least 60 cm (23.6 in). [2]
Ptychozoon was a genus of arboreal geckos, endemic to Southeast Asia, known commonly as flying geckos, gliding geckos, or parachute geckos. [1] They all are now placed in the genus Gekko in the family Gekkonidae.
In the past, animals could be collected from the wild to add to captive collections and this is how people typically used to enter the hobby; [9] this changed in 1981 when all species of native gecko were granted legal protection, [9] with the exception of two species of Hoplodactylus, the forest gecko (Hoplodactylus ganulatus) and common gecko ...
The biggest single threat to the wild population appears to be the introduction of the little fire ant (Wassmania auropunctata) to New Caledonia. [11] This ant species preys on the crested gecko, stinging and attacking in very large numbers, and it also competes with the crested gecko for food by preying on arthropods. Other threats to the wild ...
Lygodactylus kimhowelli G. Pasteur, 1995 – Kim Howell's dwarf gecko, Tanzanian dwarf gecko, zebra dwarf gecko; Lygodactylus klemmeri G. Pasteur, 1965 – Malagasy dwarf gecko, Klemmer's dwarf gecko; Lygodactylus klugei (H.M. Smith, R.L. Martin & Swain, 1977) – Kluge's dwarf gecko; Lygodactylus laterimaculatus G. Pasteur, 1964 – side ...
Mniarogekko chahoua, like most of the New Caledonian geckos, are seasonally-dependent omnivores and frugivores.Their diet in the wild consists of various insects and fruits, generally alternating from one to the other according to several factors, including seasonal changes, tree and fruit blooming times, and fruit and insect availability.
Pachydactylus rangei, the Namib sand gecko [4] or Namib web-footed gecko, is a species of small lizard in the family Gekkonidae.It inhabits the arid areas of Angola, Namibia, and South Africa, and was first described in 1908 by Swedish zoologist Lars Gabriel Andersson, [3] who named it after its finder, German geologist Dr. Paul Range.