Tokay gecko

FIG. 20 (a) Tokay gecko with toe outlined, (b) SEM of rows of setae, (c) The finest terminal... 

The ability of the Tokay gecko to climb on walls and ceilings is dne to the dispersion forces between the tiny hairs on the gecko s foot and the snrface. 

Maderson PFA. (1966) Some macroscopic and microscopic observations on the footpads of the tokay Gekko gecko). Mem Hong Kong Nat Hist Soc 7 6—10. 

Russell AP. (1981) Descriptive and functional anatomy of the digital vascrrlar system of the Tokay, Gekko gecko. JMorph 169 293-323. 

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