Mossy Leaf-Tailed Gecko

The curve of its tail gave this gecko its common name, as it did for all leaf-tailed geckos. Because a flap of skin (known as a dermal flap) circles its whole body, it may be dubbed a "leaf-shaped gecko." It can take on the appearance of a leaf or a bit of bark thanks to its adaptability. The flat body of the lizard is mottled with brown, tan, light grey, and black. It resembles the mossy tree trunk on which it is perched. It has wide yellow eyes with an oval pupil, which are ideal for locating prey at night.

Mossy Leaf-Tailed Gecko are only active at night and are quite hard to detect during the day. They blend perfectly with their surroundings thanks to their cryptic coloration, flat appearance, and immobile resting stance. They spend the majority of the day lying vertically on tree trunks, heads down. Mossy Leaf-Tailed Gecko will leave their daylight resting areas and proceed in quest of prey throughout the night. In the wild, female leaves consume a lot of snails to replace the calcium they lose during egg formation. When served snails, males rarely eat them. This food choice is one of the few documented examples of a species' sexes consuming different diets.

Scientific Name: Uroplatus Sikorae

Distribution: Madagascar

Size: 6 inches–8 inches