Gecko Facts: Some are LEGLESS? | Animal Fact Files

Did you know that some gecko species are legless lizards? We found this so fascinating we wanted to save them for their own future episode. Most geckos don't have eyelids, so they have to lick their eyeballs! Learn more gecko facts on this episode of Animal Fact Files!

Scientific Name: Family - Gekkonidae
Range: Tropical, subtropical, and temperate regions worldwide
Habitat: Forests, deserts, mountains, and more
Size: 0.6-23.6 inches (1.6-60cm) long
Diet: Insects, invertebrates, and more
Threats: Reptiles, foxes, and more
Life span: Up to several decades depending on species

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Image and Video Credits:
AleiaAnimalLover368 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GOnFmt3z8ek
TheMitaka84 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VQTV2iCzGxQ
Lucifer - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6K1PSLXdMAA
Dieuw's Wildlife - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zKIfFvGLhLw
Meech Tarantulas - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TkbOIOJQlFg
Bernard Dupont - https://www.flickr.com/photos/berniedup/7000665729
Tom Woodward - https://www.flickr.com/photos/bionicteaching/25639232844
Arturo Sotillo - https://www.flickr.com/photos/whappen/3840661350
Jessi Swick - https://www.flickr.com/photos/simplyjessi/6328382747
Frank Vassen - https://www.flickr.com/photos/42244964@N03/4410009447
Smacdonald - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Lialis_burtonis.jpg
Hexasoft - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Oedura_lesueurii_2.jpg; https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Aeluroscalabotes_felinus2.jpg; https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/9b/Aeluroscalabotes_felinus.jpg
Akira Takao - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:GoniurosaurusAT.JPG
Mirko Raner - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Yucatan_Banded_Gecko.PNG
Connor Long - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Yucatan_Banded_Gecko.PNG
Andrew S. Gardener - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Teratoscincus_keyserlingii.jpg
Joda5 - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Gonatodes_concinnatus.JPG
Stefan.Kuemmel - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pachydactylus_rangei#/media/File:Pachydactylus-rangei.jpg
Manuel Werner - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madagascar_day_gecko#/media/File:Madagascariensis2.jpg
MayaButi - https://freesound.org/people/MayaButi/sounds/211064/

Research Credits:
https://www.ucl.ac.uk/museums-static/obl4he/vertebratediversity/gekkota.html
https://scienceblogs.com/tetrapodzoology/2010/04/22/tet-zoo-gekkota-pt-i
https://scienceblogs.com/tetrapodzoology/2010/04/23/gekkota-part-ii-loud-voices
https://scienceblogs.com/tetrapodzoology/2010/04/28/squirting-sticky-fluid-having
https://scienceblogs.com/tetrapodzoology/2010/06/07/ptychozoon-parachute-geckos
https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0199496
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/259989948_On_the_Fossil_Record_of_the_Gekkota
https://watermark.silverchair.com/j.1095-8312.2004.00393.x.pdf
https://www.britannica.com/animal/gecko
https://www.livescience.com/60242-gecko-facts.html
https://www.doc.govt.nz/nature/native-animals/reptiles-and-frogs/lizards/geckos/
https://phys.org/news/2018-12-acrobatic-geckos-highly-maneuverable-air.html
https://kids.sandiegozoo.org/animals/gecko

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