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The crested gecko is now one of the most widely-kept and bred species of gecko in the world, second only to the common leopard gecko. [11] The crested gecko can be very long-lived. While it has not been kept in captivity long enough for a definitive life span to be determined, it has been kept for 15–20 years or more. [17] [7]
YouTube Kids has faced criticism from advocacy groups, particularly the Fairplay Organization, for concerns surrounding the app's use of commercial advertising, as well as algorithmic suggestions of videos that may be inappropriate for the app's target audience, as the app has been associated with a controversy surrounding disturbing or violent ...
Antoine Alphonse Guichenot (31 July 1809 in Paris – 17 February 1876 in Cluny) was a French zoologist who taught, researched, and participated in specimen collecting trips on behalf of the Muséum national d'histoire naturelle (Paris), including an extensive biological survey of Algeria.
Crash Course (sometimes stylized as CrashCourse) is an educational YouTube channel started by John Green and Hank Green (collectively the Green brothers), who became known on YouTube through their Vlogbrothers channel. [2] [3] [4] Crash Course was one of the hundred initial channels funded by YouTube's $100 million original channel initiative.
A crested gecko, Correlophus ciliatus, climbing up the vertical side of a terrarium. The feet of geckos have a number of specializations. Their surfaces can adhere to any type of material with the exception of Teflon (PTFE). This phenomenon can be explained with three elements: Foot structure; Structure of the material to which the foot adheres
The northern spiny-tailed gecko is generally a nocturnal species but can be found basking during the day. [9] It is an arboreal species which occurs in arid, semi-arid, and subtropical habitats in shrubland. [10] [11] It can also be commonly found in clumps of spinifex. [12]
A head close-up of a marbled gecko (Christinus marmoratus). Note the pads on its feet. Adults reach an average (snout-vent) length of 50mm, and weigh about 2.5g. [8] C. marmoratus have fat reserves in their tails, [9] which can be disconnected from their body when threatened, to aid in escape. Tails take about eight months to regenerate.
The harlequin gecko (Tukutuku rakiurae), [4] formerly Hoplodactylus rakiurae, [5] is a species of gecko, a lizard in the family Diplodactylidae. The species is endemic to Stewart Island / Rakiura in the far south of New Zealand, where it was discovered in 1969. [6] In terms of distribution it is one of the southernmost gecko species in the ...