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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 08:31 in N2, South Africa.
  • Canon EOS 70D
  • f/13.0
  • 1/250s
  • ISO200
  • 100mm