Simon says: 🦎 "Meet the Sinai Fan-Fingered Gecko" 🇮🇱
The Sinai Fan-Fingered Gecko
🦎 The Sinai fan-fingered gecko (Ptyodactylus guttatus) is a small lizard found in Israel’s desert regions - from the Negev to the Judean hills & Sinai landscapes. Its toe pads help it cling to vertical rock faces, cliffs & crevices
🌙 Mostly active after dusk when the desert cools, this gecko relies on stealth & patience to hunt. By night, its large eyes help it spot prey among the shadows
🍽️ Its diet consists mainly of insects & other small arthropods - a handy predator in the ecosystem that helps control insect populations in desert habitats
🛡️ When threatened, like many geckos, it can drop its tail to distract predators, & regrow a new one. This helps it escape birds, snakes & small mammalian predators
🧬 The “fan-fingered” name comes from its wide, flattened toe pads that let it scamper up rocks & rough surfaces with ease
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photo credit: Guy Haimovitch
I’m a history graduate & a licensed tour guide [license #14775] with many years experience driving & guiding all over Israel, & am an accredited guide for Israel’s National Parks.
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