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The actual name of this lizard is the Satanic Leaf-tailed Gecko…or as I like to call them Uroplatus phantasticus.

Aside from its pretty looks, the lizard can amazingly mimic a dead leaf, and it can coil its whole body to resemble a curled up leaf with its tail leaf shape. Its excellent camouflage skills mean it can ‘blend’ into its natural environment of the rainforests of Madagascar, an exotic island off the eastern coast of South Africa.

The gecko’s colouration can be brown or grey and it can transform itself into amazing yellow, green, orange and pink hues.

Locals are afraid of them and refer to them as the devil. When disturbed, larger members of the species stand up open mouthed and let out a large hiss… Too cute!

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