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Giant bronze gecko (Ailuronyx trachygaster)
The Giant bronze gecko (Ailuronyx trachygaster) is a enigmatic species rarely seen due to its preference for remaining high above the ground, and also because of its sandy-bronze colouration, which camouflages it against the stems and branches of its preferred tree, the coco-de-mer palm (Lodoicea maldivica) endemic to the Seychelles islands. Its area of occupancy is 13 km² and it is known from only two locations.
©Matthijs Kuijpers
Photo size: 36.2 Mpixels (103 MB uncompressed) - 7360x4912 pixels (24.5x16.4 in / 62.3x41.6 cm at 300 ppi)
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