Image: Giant Geckos
Left to right: Knob-headed Giant Gecko, Rhacodactylus auriculatus, Leach's Giant Gecko, Rhacodactylus leachianus and Crested Giant Gecko, Rhacodactylus ciliatus.
- Photographer:
- S Humphreys
- Rights:
- © Australian Museum
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3 comments
dennyraharjo -
1.08 PM, 31 August 2010
Hi, I'm stumbling in this articel http://funfunpics.blogspot.com/2010/05/giant-gecko-sold-at-least-usd-200000.html and get awkward feeling ... is this posible? 64kg gecko? Or simply camera in action?
Cheers

Hi Denny,
This picture is either a very clever piece of camera trickery (VERY likely) or a living Geckozilla! The creature they've used is a Tokay Gecko (Gekko gecko), a common species throughout SE Asia which does grow large (30-40cm total) but certainly not that large. The largest known gecko is the presumed extinct Hoplodactylus delcourti from New Zealand, which reached lengths of around 60cm (total) and weighed around a kilo.
CB