A Louisiana State University of Shreveport faculty member helped in naming the world's largest known gecko following research. According to LSUS, Dr. Stuart Nielsen co-authored a study in which DNA ...

The New Caledonian giant gecko, or Leachie, is the world's largest gecko, endemic to New Caledonia. These geckos exhibit striking colour variations and unique behaviours, thriving in rainforest ...

Scientists found a “giant” creature in a forest of New Caledonia, kept it in a terrarium for decades and discovered a new species. Photo from Joachim Sameit Following lumberjacks into the forest of a ...

This species is a master escape artist. It's extremely fast. It can lose its tail and grow a new one. And most unusually, it can shed its huge... This newly discovered gecko species from Madagascar is ...

Kawekaweau was a giant forest gecko in New Zealand. Only one person had seen a living specimen—and he’d killed it. Then a stuffed gecko turned up in a museum, in France. No one knows where it came ...

This Geckolepis megalepis has lost some of its scales, but can grow them back within two to three weeks. This newly discovered gecko species from Madagascar is a master escape artist. It's extremely ...