Fish-scale Geckos
Geckolepis
Geckolepis is a genus of geckos, commonly referred to as fish scale geckos, which are endemic to Madagascar and the Comoro Islands. They are nocturnal, arboreal, insectivorous lizards, found in primary and secondary forest, as well as degraded habitats. They are best known for their ability to lose their skin and scales when grasped by a predator.
5 branches of this genus, most-observed first · about 5 known species
Spotted Fish-scale Gecko
speciesGeckolepis maculata
Mahafaly Fish-scale Gecko
speciesGeckolepis typica
Comoro Fish-scale Gecko
speciesGeckolepis humbloti
Mojanga Fish-scale Gecko
speciesGeckolepis polylepis
Ankarana Fish-scale Gecko
speciesGeckolepis megalepis
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 34647.