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The Pamphlet Collection of Sir Robert Stout: Volume 6

Thick-tongued or Night-lizards. — Geckotidæ. Geckos

Thick-tongued or Night-lizards.

Geckotidæ. Geckos.

Of the twenty or more Night-lizards, recorded as inhabitants of Australia, only a few are well known; and these are looked upon with dread by the less informed settlers. The Geckos are distinguished by their nocturnal eyes, thick tails, and granular skin, which is without the usual imbricate scales observed in other Lizards. They pass the day under stones, in crevices of rocks, or under bark; and their feet, bearing movable disks, enable them to run up straight walls, or adhere on the roof of caves.