| English Name: Gecko |
Scientific Name: Phelsuma
Spanish Name: Gecko
Size: 10 - 12 inches
Life span: 5 to 10 years
Location: Amazon forest
For more information:
- Report written by Andrea
- Revised by Tarek T.
- Revised by Simon
- Revised by Alfonso
Diet: Insects such as cockroaches, termites, ants, and mosquitoes.
Predators:
Birds, Snakes, and bigger
animals.
Adaptations: Camouflage into their surroundings.
They have transparent eyelids so that dust
doesn' t enter their eyes, and at the same time they can see. Geckos
have a long tongue which they clean their eyes with it.
Interesting Facts:
- The only word that Geckos can pronounce is "Gecko"
- They have pads on their feet so that they can stick to walls without falling.
- Geckos control insect population in the jungle.
- The Gecko is the smallest type of lizard and the fastest.
- It is a very harmless lizard but very noisy.
- Some Geckos jump and glide to avoid their predators
- There are about
750 species of geckos.
By: Andrea O.
Bibliography: http://www.daygecko.com/html/faq.html
http://www.unc.edu/~dtkirkpa/stuff/pmgrand.html
www.animalsoftherainforest.com/gecko.html
abcteach.com/RainforestFacts/RainforestAnimals2.htm
http://images.google.com
http://www.scz.org/animals/g/henkel.html
