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Tanzanian blue Caught in the last rays of artificial sun..<br />
Sometimes males, when scared, turn suddenly brown when feeling threatened by other Blues, it being the colour of their female counterpart.  This one is quite bold and actually succeeds in impressing me!<br />
 Electric Blue Gecko,Geotagged,Lygodactylus williamsi,Oliemeulen,The Netherlands,Williams Dwarf gecko,zoo Click/tap to enlarge

Tanzanian blue

Caught in the last rays of artificial sun..
Sometimes males, when scared, turn suddenly brown when feeling threatened by other Blues, it being the colour of their female counterpart. This one is quite bold and actually succeeds in impressing me!

    comments (7)

  1. (The DOF was necessary due to the poor light circumstance. I wanted to shoot it in low ISO)
    As Jeroen pointed out when he first saw this picture the creature seems to be made out of little coloured balls, a bit like bubbly mosaic. Marvellous to behold.
    Posted 13 years ago, modified 13 years ago
  2. Beautiful photo of a fascinating animal - must be great to see it in real life... And it's true: When you look at it like this, it really looks like it was made of little blue metal balls - very fascinating. Posted 13 years ago
  3. Amazing the reflection of the light on the skin, and a nice contrast with the black background.
    Posted 13 years ago
  4. Thanks Gernot and Jeroen for your comments, yes, nature is fascinating sometimes. Something different then cow and chicken;) Posted 13 years ago
  5. Beautiful !
    Posted 13 years ago
  6. Thanks folks, I humbly try and hope to succeed if only a tiny bit;)! Posted 13 years ago, modified 13 years ago
  7. Beautiful video added Posted 13 years ago

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''Lygodactylus williamsi'', commonly known as William's Dwarf Gecko or the Electric Blue Gecko, was first discovered by biologist William in the 1950s.

Found in the Kimboza Forest in eastern Tanzania. This tropical forest habitat is rapidly shrinking due to deforestation.

Similar species: Snakes And Lizards
Species identified by Ludo Sak
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By Ludo Sak

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Uploaded Apr 7, 2012. Captured Apr 1, 2012 10:56 in Reitse Hoevenstraat 20, 5042 West Tilburg, The Netherlands.
  • Canon EOS 60D
  • f/1.8
  • 1/160s
  • ISO200
  • 50mm