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Devil in disguise

Is it a leaf? Is it tree bark? No, it’s the
Satanic leaf-tailed gecko. Cleverly

disguised as a rotting leaf, Madagascar’s
camouflage king has red eyes, pointy

horns, and a taste for night hunting.
It’s nature’s most devilish deceiver.

FAST FACTS
Geckos have sticky toe
pads that allow them to
cling to polished walls. Ridged
Each toe is ridged and toes Leaf-tailed
covered in thousands of
tiny bristles, which are geckos have no
divided into billions of eyelids. They
microscopic hairs. Stalk-like use their long
These hairs lock with bristles tongues to wipe
irregularities in the away dust.
surface the gecko is Minuscule
hairs
climbing, giving it grip.

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