As night falls on the northern forests of Madagascar, trees come alive.
What appears to be a piece of bark peels off a tree trunk, and starts slowly crawling along a branch.
It’s actually Uroplatus garamaso, a newly identified species of leaf-tailed gecko.
This animal is a dazzling camouflager — better than the chameleon — but it’s long been hiding in plain sight.
The 22 species of leaf-tailed geckoes that are unique to Madagascar can be split into two categories: those who’ve evolved to look uncannily like leaves, and those who imitate tree bark.
Persons:
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