Golden-tailed gecko (Strophurus taenicauda)

Golden-tailed gecko (Strophurus taenicauda)
The golden-tailed gecko is grey or white patterned with black patches of varying size over its body. An orange-brown stripe runs along the upper side of its tail. Its eye has a vertical pupil surrounded by a bright orange pupil edged with fine white dots. Its body is 70 mm long and the tail is slightly shorter (about 70 percent of the body length).

The golden-tailed gecko is arboreal (lives in trees) where it shelters under loose bark or in hollows, emerging at night to feed on insects. This gecko can produce a thick fluid from its tail if it is disturbed. This is probably a means of deterring predators.
The golden-tailed gecko is threatened by the clearing and destruction of its habitat. It is listed as ’Near Threatened’ by the IUCN.

Watch:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f94_mNhCEyM

Source:
https://www.ehp.qld.gov.au/wildlife/threatened-species/near-threatened/goldentailed_gecko.html

Photo credits:
http://www.geckosunlimited.com/community/aussie-geckos-diplodactylus-strophurus-saltuaris-phyllurus-oedura-/15931-strophurus-taenicauda.html

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