Palmato Gecko

Tommy was looking for tiny disturbances in the sand which would be the giveaway sign of a gecko’s burrow. Again, to the untrained eye you would simply walk past, and it was only when you looked a little closer that you could make out the difference in the colour of the sand and its direction pointing towards an invisible hole. These geckos have adapted their webbed feet not only to help stay atop, but to bury beneath the sand to avoid the heat of the day. They emerge at night to look for crickets and spiders to eat. With a little digging Tommy was able to show us one of these beautiful geckos, but only very quickly and in the shade. After a couple of minutes, he put him back in his burrow.