... as this was a love affair in nature, so come and see.
So, this guy with the monster shadow was sitting in the sun, and unbeknownst to him there was a nubile young girl watching him.
A smile and some lizard facts. We were sitting in the sun in our small front garden, as it was the first warm and clear sunshine day that we have seen thus far now in our winter. There are many plants that we brought with us when we moved in here, and some are still in their original big pots. It makes it easier to load them before we move again. But enough about the garden, as I have a love affair for you to watch and then I will show the differences in size of these Cape Dwarf Geckos and ordinary house geckos.
This was the male gecko's pick-up line.
Wow darling, he said to her; your beautiful eyelashes makes you look like queen Cleopatra. So, what's your name my lovely? Coily she answered in a soft voice; my name is Cindy Geckolina. Well Cindy, he said, come and let's take a walk over there to the hot flowerpots, then you can tell me all about yourself. (But, he had something else in mind)
So I think Cindy also had something else in mind, as when they reached the flowerpots all talk went out the window.
He worked her over to the edge of the pot, whispering in her ear; Cindy, lets crawl over to get out of sight as there is a guy and his wife watching us.
And finally, they disappeared over the edge of the pot.
Now, I will firstly show you the difference between a dwarf gecko and a young cape skink.
As you can see, the young skink is already bigger than the dwarf geckos.
And here is another difference between a gecko and a skink. The gecko's feet are padded with suction caps so that they can climb anywhere, even on glass and upside down. But the skink cannot do that, because it doesn't have the suction caps on its feet. The Dwarf geckos can also change colors like their bigger cousins.
We have fifty species of geckos in South Africa, and currently, the dwarf geckos can only be found in the southern tip (Cape province) of South Africa.
The Cape dwarf gecko (Lygodactylus capensis)('lygodactylus' = 'flexible fingers') is a species of dwarf gecko found in the woodlands and forests of central and southern Africa. It also occurs commonly in towns and cities and is sometimes kept as a pet.
Length (snout to vent length) is 39 mm for males, 43 mm for females. Throat is stippled with grey or brown while the belly is cream coloured. The back is grey-brown with dark streak from snout to shoulder or beyond. Its tail is remarkable for having the underside covered in adhesive lamellae enabling its use as a fifth limb.
And below you can see the size differences between the dwarf geckos and normal geckos.
The common house gecko (Hemidactylus frenatus) is a gecko native to South and Southeast Asia as well as Near Oceania. It is also known as the Asian house gecko, Pacific house gecko, wall gecko, house lizard, tiktiki, chipkali[3] or moon lizard.
They grow to a length of between 7.5–15 cm (3–6 in), and live for about 7 years. These small geckos are non-venomous and not harmful to humans. Most medium-sized to large geckos are docile, but may bite if distressed, which can pierce skin.
So, we see a difference in sizes of dwarf geckos 39mm-43mm, and 7.5-15cm of the common house geckos. Other species of geckos can also be much bigger.
We wish all a great weekend.
I hope that you liked the pictures and that I could get a smile with the storyline.
Photos by Zac Smith - All Rights Reserved.
Camera: Canon PowershotSX70HS Bridge camera.
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