Photo from Wikimedia<\/figcaption><\/figure>\nUnfortunately, dropping their tail won’t help them against their biggest threat. Of course, I am talking about deforestation, which is destroying their lowland forests of their Island home. As I mentioned, these Gecko’s are being considered to be placed on the CITES list which is a pretty good indication that their population may be in trouble. As a result of this consideration, they have put restrictions on the exportation of this cool looking reptile. So if you were looking to get a pet Gargoyle Gecko, it may be difficult.<\/p>\n
If you are hoping to catch a glimpse of these cute gecko’s before they disappear then you should be on the lookout for a variety of colour variations. Yep, these little reptiles can be any colour from grey, brown, white, yellow, orange and even red. To make things even more interesting is the fact that they all have a variety of blotches and striping patterns. At least they have a full wardrobe and never have to worry about wearing the same thing twice.<\/p>\n
I hope you enjoyed this week of Wild Facts. Have a great weekend and I will see you on Monday.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
We started the week talking about the Leopard Gecko\u00a0so it only seems fitting to end the week with another gecko, the Gargoyle Gecko. Personally, I have high expectations for this little reptile with a name like “Gargoyle”. I just picture them standing tall on some high-rise building in the city. I guess this picture is false since the Gargoyle Gecko is only found in the southern portion of the island of New Caledonia. I doubt they have tall skyscrapers with Gargoyles but you never know! So who is up for exploring a new island today to find a potential candidate <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":5273,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[4024,52],"tags":[348,2416,2414,2415,723,724,4025],"yoast_head":"\n
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