Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. masked mossy leaf-tailed gecko on tree bark A mossy leaf-tailed gecko rests of on tree bark in Madagascar. The gecko has attracted ...

A reptile found in Madagascar is impossible to tell apart from tree bark by day. For decades, scientists had mixed it up with a relative. By Sofia Quaglia As night falls on the northern forests of ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. On a cool, starry night six years ago, a young scientist crept barefoot across dunes in the Namib Desert in southern Africa. With ...

Barking geckos use loud barks to warn rivals, attract mates, and scare predators Small, clawed lizards thrive in southern African desert burrows. Each bark has a unique meaning, showing complex social ...

Scientists found new gecko species hidden in plain sight in pristine deserts of southern Africa, thanks to their loud, barking mating calls On a cool, starry night six years ago, a young scientist ...

In the hills of southern India, a “slender” creature climbed several feet off the ground and tucked itself under some tree bark. But the hiding place — and its “quick” color changes — wasn’t enough to ...