Two new records of the salt-flat specialist gecko, Pseudoceramodactylus khobarensis, from the eastern Rub Al Khali desert in Arabia have closed the distributional knowledge gap for this species, ...

This paper features a gecko called Pachydactylus rangei (Namib web-footed gecko), which lives in the Namib Desert in the southwestern part of the African continent and is about 10 to 15 cm in length.

A gecko pulls a cheeky face as it stretches its long tongue out to lick its eyes and face clean of morning dew. The web-footed gecko, also known as the palmato gecko, can be found in the Namib desert ...

Move it or lose it. In the case of geckos studied in Namibia, it's an adage that seems to have stuck. In a study of the evolution of gecko locomotion, University of Calgary biology professor Anthony ...

A new species of “barking” gecko was discovered in the interdune region of Namibia’s Sand Sea, according to a study. Joshua Kettle via Unsplash On warm nights in the Namib Sand Sea — Namibia’s vast ...

Ecologists have no doubt that climate change will affect the earth's animals and plants. But how exactly? This is often hard to predict. There are already indications that some species are shifting ...

Scientists found a “robust” creature with porthole-like spots in a desert of Australia and discovered a new species, a study said. Photo from Peter McDonald via McDonald, Fenner, Torkkola and Oliver ...

Under the cover of darkness, a “robust” creature with a unique spot pattern took up its rocky perch in a desert of Australia. Its “large” eyes scanned the sparse landscape. Passing scientists noticed ...