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Also Known As	Gekkota • gekko

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gold dust day gecko

A bright green day gecko with red spots on its back rests on a branch, surrounded by dry leaves in Madagascar.

Illustration of the underside of a fan-footed gecko's foot (Ptyodactylus), showing five splayed toes, each ending in wide, fan-shaped pads with fine ridges for gripping surfaces.

Mediterranean gecko

Diurnal gecko (Phelsuma).

Illustration showing close-up side views of a green chameleon (Chamaeleo) with a turret-like eye and a gray gecko (Gekko) with a vertical slit pupil, highlighting their specialized eyes.

Observe the web-footed gecko, or palmatogecko collecting dew drops on its lidless eyes to survive in the scorching heat of the Namib desert, Africa

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