Kuhl's Gecko

                           KUHL'S GECKO

SCIENTIFIC NAME :-           Ptychozoon Kuhli

OCCURRENCE :-                  Indonesia , Borneo , S.E.Asia

HABITAT :-                         Forest 

SIZE :-                                Length 15 cm

FAMILY :-                           Gekkonaidae

GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS :-

1. It has a flattened head and a body covered with soft skin containing many minute scales.
2. The enormous eyes have permanently fused transparent eyelids.
3. Also , there are fringes of skin along the side of the head limbs , body and tail and webs between the toes which extend and act like a parachute when it jumps from one tree to another.
4. The gecko presses the skin flap on the branch while resting , thus removing any shadows and camouflaging itself from its enemies or preys.
5. It feeds on basically insects like spiders , beetles etc.
6. The female lays eggs coated with a sticky substance so that they stick to each other and the branch.
7. They are soft when laid and harden when with exposure to air.