SATANIC LEAF-TAILED GECKO

• Satanic leaf-tailed geckos can reach a total of length of 9cm, and its range is in the central eastern side of Madagascar.
• The lizard can amazingly mimic a dead leaf, and it can coil its whole body to resemble a curled up leaf with its tail leaf shape. Its excellent camouflage skills mean it can ‘blend’ into its natural environment.
• Satanic leaf geckos get their name because they look like they have ‘horns’ and some specimens have red eyes.
• Two eggs are laid and hatch after 60 to 70 days.
• The gecko’s colouration can be brown or grey and it can transform itself into amazing yellow, green, orange and pink hues.
• Geckos are one of Madagascar’s most unique species. As they sleep flattened against trees of branches with their heads pointing downwards, they can adjust their body coloration to their surroundings.