One of the 6 geckos on WAnimals
Reptiles · Squamata · Gekkonidae
Uroplatus fimbriatus
The species is abundant and widely distributed; it faces no significant short-term risk.
The common flat-tailed gecko is the largest of the Uroplatus and probably the absolute master of camouflage among reptiles. By day it flattens itself head-down against a trunk, and fringes of skin along its flanks and jaw eliminate its shadow completely, merging it with the bark until it is invisible from a few centimetres away.
Size
25 cm – 33 cm
Life expectancy
10 years
Diet
Insectivore
Feeds mainly on insects and other invertebrates.
Activity
Nocturnal
Active mainly at night.
Social structure
Solitary
Lives and hunts alone, joining others only to breed.
Sources consulted: Wikipedia (es): Uroplatus fimbriatus
The pins mark the parks where its presence is documented.
Parks and dive sites where this species has been documented.
Other species in the catalogue with the most in common with Common Flat-tail Gecko — same habitat, park, country, tags or family.
Based on what we already know about common flat-tail gecko.
