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Madagascar’s reptiles offer many a superlative. The smallest lizard in the world<\/a>, the most colorful chameleons<\/a>, the smallest iguana<\/a>, the rarest tortoise<\/a> – all that is missing is a record-breaking gecko. The Giant Leaf-tailed Gecko (Uroplatus giganteus)<\/em> fills exactly this gap. It measures up to 34.5 cm and is thus the second largest gecko in the world.<\/p>\n

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Thus one finds Uroplatus giganteus<\/em> during the day: upside down on the tree trunk<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The giants among the leaf-tailed geckos live in the wet rainforests of northern and northeastern Madagascar. They can be found particularly well in the Amber Mountain<\/a> and Marojejy<\/a> National Parks. This species is never found in destroyed or human-populated habitats, the leaf-tailed geckos need the intact, original jungle. The giant gecko was first described by German researchers in 2006. The eyes are a special feature of the species: like no other leaf-tailed gecko, it has brown, concentrically arranged lines on its white iris.<\/p>\n

During the day, giant leaf-tailed geckos camouflage themselves by nestling flat against arm-thick tree trunks without moving at all. They always sit upside down and like to sit at heights of two meters and more. The lichen-like patterns on their skin and the small skin appendages make the contours of the giant leaf-tailed gecko almost disappear on the almost identical looking bark. Despite their size, it, therefore, takes good eyes and a little skill to spot these animals in the rainforest.<\/p>\n

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Size comparison with human<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Giant Leaf-tailed Geckos are solitary animals and on others of their kind usually not too good at talking. Only for mating, they meet once a year during the rainy season. The female then lays two eggs well hidden under leaves, from which the new generation of giant leaf-tailed geckos hatches after a few weeks. They are independent of their parents from the first day on and go hunting insects<\/a> themselves immediately. The later perfectly camouflaged lichen pattern only develops over time. Young animals are often still relatively light-colored and less patterned.<\/p>\n

Due to the dwindling habitat caused by slash-and-burn<\/a> and illegal logging, the giant leaf-tailed gecko is now considered an endangered species. The population of the giant leaf-tailed gecko is declining at the same rate as the rainforests in Madagascar are becoming smaller. It is to be hoped that the giants of the jungle will have a long-term chance of survival in Madagascar through species and nature conservation.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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