As night fell across a remote region of northern Australia, a “velvet” creature emerged from a pile of rocks. Its hard-to-reach habitat and camouflaged coloring helped it go largely unnoticed — until ...

Photos show the “tan” coloring of the new species and its “orange” tail. Faint brown stripes run along its sides. Researchers only found one Khpoh slender gecko “despite intensive ...

and the notable angled toes found in geckos across the genus, according to the study. Researchers said the two specimens found were of medium size, about 2 inches long from head to tail.

They have “slender” bodies with “long” tails ... yellow stripes crisscross its head and back like a network, a similar pattern as giraffes or pythons. Seen from below, the gecko’s ...

As night fell across Cambodia, a “slender” creature with a colorful tail emerged and perched on a rock. Its “large” eyes scanned the landscape, but it wasn’t the only one looking around. Passing ...