If you’ve ever seen a gecko suddenly drop its tail, it can be a pretty startling sight. But what you might not know, is that ...

Chameleons can change color to blend in with their surroundings. Other small lizards (including leopard geckos) drop their tail as a defensive technique. Leopard geckos are one of the most popular ...

As night fell across Cambodia, a “slender” creature with a colorful tail emerged and perched on a rock. Its “large” eyes ...

Photos show the “tan” coloring of the new species and its “orange” tail. Faint brown stripes run along its sides. Researchers only found one Khpoh slender gecko “despite intensive ...

Photos from Liu, Li, Duan, Hou and Rao (2025) Nangunhe bent-toed geckos are considered “large,” reaching about 8 inches in length, the study said. They have “slender” bodies with “long” tails and ...

“The Monito gecko’s story is one more proof that the Act works.” The Monito gecko has a gray body and dark-brown tail, and it grows to be about an inch and a half long. It is only found on Monito ...