This paper features a gecko called Pachydactylus rangei (Namib web-footed gecko), which lives in the Namib Desert in the southwestern part of the African continent and is about 10 to 15 cm in length.

Two new records of the salt-flat specialist gecko, Pseudoceramodactylus khobarensis, from the eastern Rub Al Khali desert in Arabia have closed the distributional knowledge gap for this species, ...

Discover the secret world of barking geckos, tiny African lizards that bark like dogs. Learn how they survive deserts, communicate and amaze scientists with their unique vocal skills.

A gecko pulls a cheeky face as it stretches its long tongue out to lick its eyes and face clean of morning dew. The web-footed gecko, also known as the palmato gecko, can be found in the Namib desert ...

Beneath the relentless sun of Chile's Atacama Desert, tiny geckos hide a remarkable secret. New genomic research, led by the University of Wollongong's (UOW) Kamryn Carter, has discovered that these ...

Move it or lose it. In the case of geckos studied in Namibia, it's an adage that seems to have stuck. In a study of the evolution of gecko locomotion, University of Calgary biology professor Anthony ...

Southern Africa's deserts are home to the peculiar barking gecko, a small reptile known for its surprisingly loud ...

Ecologists have no doubt that climate change will affect the earth's animals and plants. But how exactly? This is often hard to predict. There are already indications that some species are shifting ...

Scientists found a “robust” creature with porthole-like spots in a desert of Australia and discovered a new species, a study said. Photo from Peter McDonald via McDonald, Fenner, Torkkola and Oliver ...

Move it or lose it. In the case of geckos studied in Namibia, it's an adage that seems to have stuck. In a study of the evolution of gecko locomotion, University of Calgary biology professor Anthony ...

Under the cover of darkness, a “robust” creature with a unique spot pattern took up its rocky perch in a desert of Australia. Its “large” eyes scanned the sparse landscape. Passing scientists noticed ...