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EYELASH GECKO (Rhacodactylus ciliatus)  -  © Jana Miklová

• Also Crested Gecko, New Caledonian Crested Gecko, Guichenot’s Giant Gecko
• Species of gecko native to southern New Caledonia (off east coast of Australia).
• This species was thought extinct until it was rediscovered in 1994
• The specific name, ciliatus, is Latin: Cilia means “fringe” or “eyelash” and refers to the crest of skin over the animal’s eyes that resembles an eyelash
• will not regrow its tail once lost, most wild adults are tailess
• The Crested Gecko has no eyelids; a transparent scale, or spectacle, keeps its eyes moist and it uses its tongue to clear away debris.
• Like all Rhacodactylus geckos, it has webbing on its legs and digits.
• They are a mostly arboreal species, preferring to inhabit the canopy of the New Caledonian rainforests.
• They are primarily nocturnal, and will generally spend the daylight hours sleeping in a secure hiding place close to, or on the ground.

Fact Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crested_Gecko

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