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[markscherz]

Say hello to our newest species of leaf-tailed gecko, Uroplatus fetsy—a dead-leaf-mimicking gecko just in time for Autumn! This gecko lives in the forest around the limestone karst of Ankarana National Park, northern Madagascar (alongside Geckolepis megalepis, a species we described in 2017). It is extremely similar in appearance to Uroplatus ebenaui, but the mucosal membranes of its mouth are very differently coloured, and it is genetically extremely divergent.

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[markscherz]

Uroplatus fotsivava is always ready for Autumn! 🍁🍂 This is a species of leaf-tailed gecko we described a few years ago, native to mid-elevations on the mountains of northern Madagascar. We found a number of them on Expedition Angano in 2015–2016 to the Bealanana District. . . www.markscherz.com www.squamatespod.com By the way, you can get this picture on a variety of merch here: www.redbubble.com/people/the-moof/works/41161225-uroplatus-fotsivava?p=iphone-case&type=iphone_xs_soft&asc=u . . . . . . #gecko #Uroplatus #newspecies #science #taxonomy #leaftailedgecko #leaftailgecko #geckos #geckosofinstagram #lizardsofinstagram #phantasticus #uroplatusphantasticus #scientistsofinstragram #scientistsofig #biology #zoology #herps #herpetology #herpers #herpetofauna #Madagascar #reptile #reptilesofinstagram #reptilesofig #uroplatusofinstagram #Uroplatusfotsivava #Autumn #Fall #lizard #animals https://www.instagram.com/p/B2aB8TJhuCm/?igshid=1h8n1p01cmvz2