#taenicauda

[herpsandbirds]

i would just like to say thank you for all the work you put into running this blog :]

Thank you so much kumquat!

Here is a nice gecko for you...

Golden-tailed Gecko (Strophurus taenicauda), family Diplodactylidae, SE Queensland, Australia

photograph by Rob Valentic

[typhlonectes]

This Gecko Shoots the Most Disgusting Liquid Out of Its Tail

Golden-tailed Gecko (Strophurus taenicauda)

This little guy may look like your standard gecko with his big, ruby-like eyes and spotted scales. However, this particular gecko, known as the golden-tailed gecko, is anything but standard. What makes this reptile unique is its ability to shoot a sticky, foul-smelling fluid from its tail. So what's the purpose of this ability? Why are its spines important? And is the liquid toxic to humans and animals?

via: Crazy Creatures

photograph by Dave Fleming 

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IVE GONE INSANE OMG. I spent like 3 hours setting this stupid page up but its done jesus. now i have a template to fill in for any of my ocs JESUSSSSSS i wanted to add like 3 characters tonight but i didnt even finish this one bc im so sick of starring at my code

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Eye of Sauron by gianmarcophotography http://bit.ly/2SjoisG

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Eye of Sauron by gianmarcophotography

[nature-and-biodiversity-blog]

Golden-Tailed Gecko Strophurus taenicauda

[herpsandbirds]

Golden-tailed Gecko (Strophurus taenicauda), family Diplodactylidae, Queensland, Australia

This lizard is capable of spewing a sticky gooey substance from pores on its tail onto predators as a deterrent.

photograph by Rob Valentic

Watch a video of the spewing, here:

This Gecko Shoots the Most Disgusting Liquid Out Of Its Tail (youtube.com)

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The golden-tailed gecko (Strophurus taenicauda) has amazing eyes, but it is named after its tail. Photo by Reptiles4all. TRR is made possible by Josh's Frogs

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Northern golden tailed gecko (Strophurus taenicauda albiocularis) by Jasmine Vink

[lovingexotics]

Golden-Tailed Gecko Strophurus Taenicauda Source: Here

[typhlonectes]

LIKE A PERFECTLY round, perfectly red marble, with an abyssal tear down the middle like the Eye of Sauron, those things are amazing.

Geckos have some of the most incredible-looking eyes in the animal kingdom, with certain species displaying almost fantastical patterns across their irises, due to the way their blood vessels show through.

Their vision is also 350 times better than a human's, and it gets better, because while we’re stuck seeing nothing but shadows at night, geckos have evolved eyes that can see in full colour by the dim light of the Moon.

But its eyes aren’t what the golden-tailed gecko (Strophurus taenicauda) is named after. As adults, these geckos develop a golden or bright yellow stripe down their tail, which contrasts wonderfully with the rest of its black and silver body...

[snakesonthebrain-blog]

Essay 9. Clearing the Future: Ecosystems, Agriculture, & A History of Land Clearing In Queensland

Essay 9. Clearing the Future: Ecosystems, Agriculture, & A History of Land Clearing In Queensland

This Golden-Tailed Gecko (Strophurus taenicauda) is just one of many threatened species living in the ever decreasing Brigalow Belt habitats.

Since early in human history one of our greatest survival tools, aside from communication, has been our ability to modify the environment to suit our needs (1). This might range from simply changing the things around us in form, such as creating structures…

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Golden-tailed Gecko (Strophurus taenicauda), family Diplodactylidae, eastern Australia

photograph by Rob Valentic 

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Strophurus taenicauda adult male by HEMISFERIO REPTILES on Flickr.

Wow, these guys are gorgeous.