Chien Lee / Giant Crab Spider (Sparassidae) feeding on young Peacock Day Gecko (Phelsuma quadriocellata), Madagascar

Vincent Grafhorst / Namib Sand Gecko (Palmatogecko rangei) in desert, Namibia

Vincent Grafhorst / Namib Sand Gecko (Palmatogecko rangei) in desert, Namibia

Paul Bertner / Fantastic Leaf-tail Gecko (Uroplatus phantasticus) mother and young, Ranomafana National Park, Madagascar

Paul Bertner / Fantastic Leaf-tail Gecko (Uroplatus phantasticus) male camouflaged amongst leaves, Ranomafana National Park, Madagascar

Ingo Arndt / Close up foot of Madagascan day gecko {Phelsuma madagascariensis}

Chien Lee / Fantastic Leaf-tail Gecko (Uroplatus phantasticus) female mimicking wilting leaf, Ranomafana National Park, Madagascar

Chien Lee / Graceful Madagascar Ground Gecko (Paroedura gracilis), Marojejy National Park, Madagascar

Chien Lee / Common Flat-tail Gecko (Uroplatus fimbriatus) on tree, Marojejy National Park, Madagascar

Chris Mattison / Marico Thick-toed Gecko (Pachydactylus mariquensis latirostris). Namaqualand, Northern Cape, South Africa.

Piotr Naskrecki / Turnip-tailed Gecko (Thecadactylus rapicauda), Suriname

Michael D. Kern / Yellow Headed Day Gecko (Phelsuma klemmeri) between leaves captive from Madagascar

Thomas Marent / Fantastic Leaf-tail Gecko (Uroplatus phantasticus) mimicking leaves, Andasibe-Mantadia National Park, Madagascar

Thomas Marent / Fantastic Leaf-tail Gecko (Uroplatus phantasticus) mimicking leaves, Andasibe-Mantadia National Park, Madagascar

Piotr Naskrecki / Common Flat-tail Gecko (Uroplatus fimbriatus) its mouth is fitted with more teeth than that of any other land animal, to help capture frogs and other small, slippery animals, Madagascar

Piotr Naskrecki / Fantastic Leaf-tail Gecko (Uroplatus phantasticus) clinging to a twig, Madagascar

Kim Taylor / Madagascan day gecko {Phelsuma madagascariensis} licking eye. Madagascar.

Michael & Patricia Fogden / Namib Sand Gecko (Palmatogecko rangei) cleaning eye with tongue, Namib Desert, Namibia

Gerry Ellis / Common Barking Gecko (Ptenopus garrulus) licking its eye, Kalahari Desert, Botswana

Mark Moffett / Tokay Gecko (Gecko gecko) foot pads showing scales which enable it to climb vertical surfaces by using an intermolecular force called Van der Walls force, southeast Asia

Mark Moffett / Tokay Gecko (Gecko gecko) foot pads showing scales which enable it to climb vertical surfaces by using an intermolecular force called Van der Walls force, southeast Asia

Pete Oxford / Day gecko drinking, Ankarana NP, Madagascar

Heather Angel / Day gecko (Phelsuma sp.) with extended tongue lapping up nectar from crown of thorns (Euphorbia milii) flower, Madagascar

Piotr Naskrecki / Gorongosa Rock Gecko (Afroedura gorongosa), newly discovered species, Gorongosa National Park, Mozambique

Piotr Naskrecki / Flathead Leaf-toed Gecko (Hemidactylus platycephalus) foot pads showing scales which enable it to climb vertical surfaces, Gorongosa National Park, Mozambique

Piotr Naskrecki / Moreau's Tropical House Gecko (Hemidactylus mabouia) foot pads showing scales which enable it to climb vertical surfaces, Gorongosa National Park, Mozambique

Piotr Naskrecki / Moreau's Tropical House Gecko (Hemidactylus mabouia), Gorongosa National Park, Mozambique

Piotr Naskrecki / Turner's Thick-toed Gecko (Pachydactylus turneri) foot pads showing scales which enable it to climb vertical surfaces, Gorongosa National Park, Mozambique

Paul Bertner / Gecko (Gekkonidae), Udzungwa Mountains National Park, Tanzania

Chien Lee / Fantastic Leaf-tail Gecko (Uroplatus phantasticus), Andasibe, Madagascar

Emanuele Biggi / Common Namib day gecko (Rhoptropus afer), basking on a rock, Swakopmund, Namibia

Chien Lee / Mocquard's Madagascar Ground Gecko (Paroedura bastardi) juvenile, Madagascar

Lucas Bustamante / Madagascar day gecko (Phelsuma madagascariensis) Andasibe-Mantadia National Park, Moramanga, Madagascar.

Vincent Grafhorst / Namib Sand Gecko (Palmatogecko rangei) in desert, Namibia

Vincent Grafhorst / Namib Sand Gecko (Palmatogecko rangei) in desert, Namibia

Vincent Grafhorst / Namib Sand Gecko (Palmatogecko rangei) raising body to escape heat from sand, Namibia

Vincent Grafhorst / Namib Sand Gecko (Palmatogecko rangei) in desert, Namibia

Paul Bertner / Guenther's Leaf-tail Gecko (Uroplatus guentheri) eye, Ankarafantsika National Park, Madagascar

Paul Bertner / Henkel's Leaf-tailed Gecko (Uroplatus henkeli), Ankarafantsika National Park, Madagascar

Paul Bertner / Fantastic Leaf-tail Gecko (Uroplatus phantasticus) male camouflaged amongst leaves, Ranomafana National Park, Madagascar

Paul Bertner / Fantastic Leaf-tail Gecko (Uroplatus phantasticus) male camouflaged amongst leaves, Ranomafana National Park, Madagascar

Paul Bertner / Striped Day Gecko (Phelsuma lineata) with moth prey, Antananarivo, Madagascar

Paul Bertner / Leaf-tailed Gecko (Uroplatus sikorae) camouflaged on tree, Andasibe-Mantadia National Park, Madagascar

Paul Bertner / Leaf-tailed Gecko (Uroplatus sikorae) camouflaged on tree, Andasibe-Mantadia National Park, Madagascar

Paul Bertner / Leaf-tailed Gecko (Uroplatus sikorae),coloring resembles tree bark, Andasibe-Mantadia National Park, Antananarivo, Madagascar

Paul Bertner / Fantastic Leaf-tail Gecko (Uroplatus phantasticus) juvenile female, Ranomafana National Park, Madagascar

Paul Bertner / Dwarf Gecko (Lygodactylus sp), Udzungwa Mountains National Park, Tanzania

Paul Bertner / Sabah Flying Gecko (Ptychozoon rhacophorus), Mount Kinabalu National Park, Sabah, Borneo, Malaysia

Paul Bertner / Sabah Flying Gecko (Ptychozoon rhacophorus), Mount Kinabalu National Park, Sabah, Borneo, Malaysia

Paul Bertner / Fantastic Leaf-tail Gecko (Uroplatus phantasticus) female camouflaged amongst leaves, Ranomafana National Park, Madagascar

Paul Bertner / Fantastic Leaf-tail Gecko (Uroplatus phantasticus) male camouflaged with juvenile on branch, Ranomafana National Park, Madagascar

Ingo Arndt / Close up foot of Madagascan day gecko {Phelsuma madagascariensis}

Ingo Arndt / Close up foot of Madagascan day gecko {Phelsuma madagascariensis}

Martin Gabriel / Sundberg's day gecko (Phelsuma sundbergi), Praslin Island, Republic of Seychelles

Martin Gabriel / Stripeless day gecko (Phelsuma astriata), camouflaged between leaves, Praslin Island, Republic of Seychelles

Bernard Castelein / Day gecko (Phelsuma abbotti) Ankarana National Park, Madagascar

Bernard Castelein / Day gecko (Phelsuma madagascariensis kochi) with Mantis prey, Ankarafantsika National Park, Madagascar

Chien Lee / Leaf-tailed Gecko (Uroplatus sikorae) camouflaged in forest, Andasibe, Madagascar

Chien Lee / Curve-toed Gecko (Cyrtodactylus sp), Sarawak, Borneo, Malaysia

Chien Lee / Common Flat-tail Gecko (Uroplatus fimbriatus), Masoala National Park, Antsiranana, Madagascar

Chien Lee / Fantastic Leaf-tail Gecko (Uroplatus phantasticus) camouflaged on branch, Andasibe, Madagascar

Chien Lee / Leaf-tailed Gecko (Uroplatus sikorae), Andasibe, Madagascar

Chien Lee / Leaf-tailed Gecko (Uroplatus sikorae), Andasibe, Madagascar

Chien Lee / Lantern Fly (Pyrops whiteheadi) with Four-clawed Gecko (Gehyra mutilata) waiting below for the fly to excrete honeydew, Sabah, Borneo, Malaysia

Chris Mattison / Giant day gecko (Phelsuma madagascariensis grandis) on tree trunk, Diego Suarez, Madagascar

Sean Crane / Common Flat-tail Gecko (Uroplatus fimbriatus) in defensive posture, Nosy Mangabe Reserve, Madagascar

Chien Lee / Grooved Bent-toed Gecko (Cyrtodactylus pubisulcus), Malaysia

Chien Lee / Limestone Gecko (Cnemaspis paripari), newly described species, Fairy Cave, Bau, Sarawak, Borneo, Malaysia

Daniel Heuclin / Mossy leaf-tailed gecko (Uroplatus sikorae) grooming eye, captive, occurs in Madagascar.

Thomas Marent / Electric Blue Day Gecko (Lygodactylus williamsi), Kimboza Forest Reserve, Tanzania

Hanne & Jens Eriksen / Carter's day gecko (Pristurus carteri) among rocks, Oman, December

Chris Mattison / Electric blue day gecko (Lygodactylus williamsi) on white background, endemic to Tanzania. Critically endangered species.

Chien Lee / Stick Insect (Hoploclonia gecko)camouflaged in leaf litter, Sarawak, Kubah National Park, Sarawak, Malaysia

Chien Lee / Northern Leaf-tailed Gecko (Saltuarius cornutus), Mount Hypipamee National Park, Australia

Chien Lee / Cat Gecko (Aeluroscalabotes felinus) named for its tail-curling habit, Kubah National Park, Malaysia

Chien Lee / Halmahera Gecko (Gehyra marginata) camouflaged against tree, Weda Bay, Halmahera, Sulawesi, Indonesia

Chien Lee / Horsfield's Flying Gecko (Ptychozoon horsfieldii) with elaborate skin fringes that allow it to glide as well as providing camouflage, Lubang Buaya, Batang Ai National Park, Malaysia

Piotr Naskrecki / Gecko (Gekkonidae), Gorongosa National Park, Mozambique

Nick Garbutt / Leaf-tailed Gecko (Uroplatus fimbriatus) resting on tree trunk in rainforest understorey. Marojejy National Park, north east Madagascar.

Enrique Lopez-Tapia / Web-footed gecko (Pachydactylus rangei) portrait, endemic species. Dorob National Park, Namibia.

Bernard Castelein / Giant day gecko (Phelsuma madagascariensis madagascariensis), Ankarana NP, Madagascar

Bernard Castelein / Giant day gecko (Phelsuma madagascariensis madagascariensis), Ankarana NP, Madagascar

Bernard Castelein / Koch's giant day gecko (Phelsuma madagascariensis kochi), Ankarafantsika NP, Madagascar

Mark Moffett / Mantis eating a gecko, Gabon

Ann & Steve Toon / Boultons Namib Day Gecko (Rhoptropus boultoni), Damaraland, Namibia, May

Konrad Wothe / Lined Day Gecko (Phelsuma lineata bifasciata) on leaf, Canal de Pangalanes, East Madagascar, Africa

Konrad Wothe / Great Day Gecko (Phelsuma madagascariensis) Canal de Pangalanes, East Madagascar, Africa

Konrad Wothe / Lined Day Gecko (Phelsuma lineata bifasciata) on leaf, Canal de Pangalanes, East Madagascar, Africa

Bernard Castelein / Standing's Day Gecko (Phelsuma standingi) on lamp, Ifaty, Madagascar

Chien Lee / Sabah Flying Gecko (Ptychozoon rhacophorus) camouflaged on branch, Pulong Tau National Park, Borneo, Malaysia

Chien Lee / Stick Insect (Hoploclonia gecko) female, Kuching, Borneo, Malaysia

Michael Durham / Nightstalker Gecko (Cyrtodactylus intermedius), native to Malaysia and Thailand

Konrad Wothe / Madagascar Day Gecko (Phelsuma madagascariensis), Pangalanes Canal, Madagascar

Konrad Wothe / Striped Day Gecko (Phelsuma lineata), Pangalanes Canal, Madagascar

Konrad Wothe / Lined Flat-tail Gecko (Uroplatus lineatus) on tree trunk, Andasibe Mantadia National Park, Madagascar

Piotr Naskrecki / Turnip-tailed Gecko (Thecadactylus rapicauda) juvenile, Suriname