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Geckos may look quirky and inoffensive but they are a spectacularly successful group of animals that have spread across uch of the world having the most species of any lizard. A lot of the reason they are so diverse is that they occupy ecosystems at certain times of the day not occupied by other reptile competitors. How did they evolve these amazing features that allow them access to these different enviroments. To support me on Patreon (thank you): https://www.patreon.com/MothLightMedia To donate to my PayPal (thank you): https://www.paypal.me/mothlightmedia To buy merchandise: teespring.com/en-GB/stores/moth-light... Email: mothlightmedia@outlook.com If I have used artwork that belongs to you but have neglected to credit it this will just be because I was unable to find one. If this has happened please contact me and I will add a credit. Some Art work has been altered for the purposes of bettering them for video format; these alterations were done independent from the artists who created the original work, so they are not responsible for any inaccuracies that could have occurred with the changes being made. Sources: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31339168/ https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/bij.12897 https://academic.oup.com/icb/article/59/1/117/5426056?login=false https://www.researchgate.net/figure/Dorsal-view-of-left-foot-of-Cretaceogekko-burmae-toe-I-on-left_fig4_283826749 https://www.researchgate.net/publication/271825351_Systematics_of_the_Lizard_Family_Pygopodidae_with_Implications_for_the_Diversification_of_Australian_Temperate_Biotas https://www.researchgate.net/figure/Phylogenetic-relationships-of-gekkotan-families-Red-mark-indicates-the-evolution-of_fig3_326065894 https://www.researchgate.net/publication/308724222_On_the_origin_of_frictional_adhesion_in_geckos_Small_morphological_changes_lead_to_a_major_biomechanical_transition_in_the_genus_Gonatodes