To the less discerning eye, it could be a leaf shrivelling up on a tree fighting the onset of the first autumn chill. But this amazing form is in fact a lizard which can camouflage itself so well that ...

A mossy leaf-tailed gecko rests of on tree bark in Madagascar. The gecko has attracted interest from reptile enthusiasts for its incredible camouflage. (iStock/Getty Images) I’d like to introduce you ...

The San Diego Zoo has just welcomed its first baby of 2011, hatched on New Year's Day. And while the satanic leaf-tailed gecko may sound menacing, the zoo is excited to have the newborn lizard. The ...

BRISBANE, Australia, Oct. 28 (UPI) -- A gecko with a tail that looks like a leaf is among new species found in an isolated "lost world" in northern Australia, zoologists say. Scientists from James ...

Veterinarians performed the innovative treatment on a 4-year-old Henkel’s leaf-tailed gecko, a species at the fringes of zoo medicine. Mike Bock In March 2025, a Henkel’s leaf-tailed gecko received a ...

Some creatures have developed truly awesome camouflage: the owl butterfly, the leafy sea dragon, which looks like seaweed, or the self-explanatory stick insects, for example. One of the coolest are ...

The gecko, perched on a branch, has blended itself into its surroundings so well that its coil-shaped body is hard to spot amid the foliage. Its body is twisted into a corkscrew shape, disguising its ...