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Close up of a Seychelles bronze gecko Ailuronyx seychellensis Royalty Free Stock Photo

Bronze lizard of Seychelles against dark background. Royalty Free Stock Photo

Giant bronze gecko Ailuronyx trachygaster

Bronze Gecko at the Seychelles Islands, Indian Ocean, Africa Royalty Free Stock Photo

The Giant bronze gecko Ailuronyx trachygaster is a enigmatic species rarely seen due to its preference for remaining high above the ground, and also because of its sandy-bronze colouration, which camouflages it against the stems and branches of its preferred tree, the coco-de-mer palm Lodoicea maldivica endemic to the Seychelles islands. Its area of occupancy is 13 kmÃÂ² and it is known from on