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The Foot of the Gecko

A turnip-tailed gecko’s foot has small plates, called lamellae, and on them there are setae, which are fine hairs that help the gecko hold onto surfaces, allowing it to walk on walls and tree trunks. On St. Martin, these geckos are called Woodslaves, and there are two closely-related species, one of which lives only on St. Martin.

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