Thousands of gecko species live all over the world, making their home on every continent except Antarctica. These unique and ...

The New Caledonian giant gecko, or Leachie, is the world's largest gecko, endemic to New Caledonia. These geckos exhibit striking colour variations and unique behaviours, thriving in rainforest ...

A Louisiana State University of Shreveport faculty member helped in naming the world's largest known gecko following research. According to LSUS, Dr. Stuart Nielsen co-authored a study in which DNA ...

Look at this big fellow. Such a solid unit. At 36 cm long from snout to tail, the New Caledonian giant gecko (Rhacodactylus leachianus) is the largest species of gecko on Earth. And it does all of ...

Geckos are a type of lizard. Though there are about 1,500 species of geckos, they all have some similarities, including amazing tails, a simple diet and hairy skin. One thing they don't have in common ...

A lizard called Delcourt’s giant gecko has long been one of herpetology’s biggest mysteries — literally. Presumed extinct, the animal is by far the largest gecko known to have crawled the Earth, ...