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Pseudothecadactylus australis
The largest gecko in Australia. Found on a night hike in a paperbark swamp.
Spotted on Sep 20, 2012
Submitted on Nov 2, 2012
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Fun fact! The vast majority of the 1,500 gecko species worldwide lack eyelids and instead have a transparent membrane, which they lick to clean. Nocturnal species have excellent night vision and their eyes are 350 times more sensitive to light than the human eye.
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Thanks, so far one of my favorite Australain geckos.
Awesome :-P!
What a unique creature. Nice spotting! :)
Great series Scott