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Marbled leaf-toed gecko its not often we see reptiles around the house so this one was quite a surprise. I was rather hoping it was going to catch something in the hole, but it just hid there. Afrogecko porphyreus,Geotagged,Marbled leaf-toed gecko,South Africa,Summer,geckos,leaf-toed geckos,reptiles,south africa,western cape Click/tap to enlarge PromotedSpecies introCountry intro

Marbled leaf-toed gecko

its not often we see reptiles around the house so this one was quite a surprise. I was rather hoping it was going to catch something in the hole, but it just hid there.

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  1. Great find! It looks like it would be really well camouflaged in most other situations. Posted 10 years ago

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The marbled leaf-toed gecko is a flat, medium-sized gecko that is indigenous to the Western Cape Province of South Africa.

This gecko occurs commonly in the southern parts of South Africa, from Cape Town eastwards as far as the Eastern Cape. It has a mottled, greyish body, a long tail and sometimes a pale stripe along its back. It is an adaptable little forager, hiding under debris, beneath bark, among rocks and even in city houses. These geckos eat large numbers of small insects, so.. more

Similar species: Snakes And Lizards
Species identified by Claire Hamilton
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By Claire Hamilton

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Uploaded Jan 14, 2015. Captured Jan 14, 2015 08:24 in N2, South Africa.
  • Canon EOS 70D
  • f/16.0
  • 1/250s
  • ISO200
  • 100mm