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Gecko Facts

A gecko is a reptile, belonging to the lizard
family.
That means that all geckos are lizards, but not
all lizards are geckos!
And, it also means that all geckos, and all
lizards are reptiles.

The reptile family are cold blooded creatures
that breathe air, they have scales, and lay eggs.

The lizard family is a family of reptiles that has
overlapping scales and feet.

Geckos belongs to the reptile sub-category
called Gekkota.

Gecko Special Talents
The biggest special feature belonging to the
gecko family, is the ability to climb on walls
and ceilings-just like the gecko in this story.

To enable them to do this, Geckos have
hundreds of tiny suction pads on their feet. They
can stick to any surface, rough or smooth, even

teflon, although they find smooth surfaces
much more difficult to stick to.

Most geckos do not have eyelids. Their eyes
contain an immovable lens which they clean
with their tounge.

There are no venomous poisonous geckos,
although there are some poisonous lizards.

Most geckos have the special talent of being
able to regenerate their tails.

Gecko Diet

Geckos are mainly carniores, only eating
meat, although there are a few geckos who
eat fruit and nectar, for example the gold dust
day gecko. Most geckos eat insects, like flys,
mosquitos, and cockroaches. This means they
can be a great help around the house keeping
insects out of the way. Larger geckos will
also eat small lizards, rodents and birds.