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<rss version="2.0"><channel><title>Big Dawg Pet Directory- Amphibians and Reptiles - Gecko</title><link>http://www.bigdawg-dir.com/Amphibians_and_Reptiles/Gecko/</link><description>Pet and Animal Directory consisting of common animals and pets from around the world. Quality links and resources are contained inside the Big Dawg Pet and animal directory.Add your links today and help us grow to be the biggest on the web. gecko, small or medium-sized lizard of the family Gekkonidae. The more than 300 species are distributed throughout the warm regions of the world, mostly in the Old World. Despite folklore to the contrary, their bite is not poisonous. Many species are arboreal, while others inhabit human dwellings. Most lack movable eyelids and have characteristic pads on the undersides of their feet that enable them to cling to smooth surfaces and to run upside down on ceilings. The pads contain microscopic backward-projecting hairs covered by tiny pads that may generate an adhesive force through van der Waals attractions . Geckos are unique among lizards in that they possess voices, and different species make characteristic sounds. They feed on small animals, chiefly insects. Nearly all lay eggs. The largest species is the 14-in. tokay, Gekko gecko, of SE Asia. The wall gecko, Tarentola mauritanica, of the Mediterranean region is commonly seen basking by day on walls and rocks; it hunts by night. There are two native species in the United States, the leaf-fingered gecko  of extreme S California and Baja California, and the banded, or ground, gecko of the deserts of the SW United States and N Mexico. The latter is a ground-dwelling form and lacks foot pads. In Florida there are several introduced West Indian species as well as the widely distributed Turkish gecko, Hemidactylus turcicus, originally from Africa.</description><item><title>Leopard Gecko Resource</title><link>http://www.leopard-gecko.eu</link><description>On the leopard gecko resource you will find information on leopard gecko care, a leopard gecko gallery, information on leopard gecko morphs, a forum and much more!</description><pubDate>Tue, 10 Apr 2007 10:41:40 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Gecko Line Art Illustration</title><link>http://inkart.net/art/wildlife_art/geckos/</link><description>Highly detailed gecko ink prints made from original pen and ink drawings .  All illustrations are hand drawn and expertly rendered.  High quality prints made on acid-free archival paper are available of all drawings in the gallery.  Custom illustrations of specific geckos can be ordered as well.</description><pubDate>Fri, 01 Jun 2007 21:35:52 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Leopard Gecko</title><link>http://www.leopardgeckocare.net</link><description>Care sheet for pet leopard geckos and their habitat and vivarium setup, food, breeding, health, and care.</description><pubDate>Sun, 24 Feb 2008 14:26:07 GMT</pubDate></item></channel></rss>