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Marbled Leaf-Toed Gecko This Marbled Leaf-Toed Gecko - Afrogecko porphyreus was seen in the garden of a friend's house in Cape Town. Afrogecko porphyreus,Cape Town,Fall,Gecko,Geotagged,Marbled leaf-toed gecko,South Africa Click/tap to enlarge

Marbled Leaf-Toed Gecko

This Marbled Leaf-Toed Gecko - Afrogecko porphyreus was seen in the garden of a friend's house in Cape Town.

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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 Albert Kang
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By Albert Kang

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Uploaded Sep 26, 2016. Captured Mar 26, 2014 22:55 in 0 Darling St, Cape Town City Centre, Cape Town, 8000, South Africa.
  • NIKON D5200
  • f/22.0
  • 1/60s
  • ISO400
  • 300mm