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This Gecko from Northern Madagascar Escapes from Predators by Shedding Its Large Scales and the Skin Underneath

Scientists have discovered a new gecko species, Geckolepis megalepis or G. megalepis, that can amazingly escape the grip of a predator by shedding scales on its skin and dropping its tail. Scientists who discovered this new type of gecko have described it in a study published in journal PeerJ. G. megalepis lives around the limestone […]