Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/Mossy leaf-tailed gecko

Mossy leaf-tailed gecko

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Original – The Mossy leaf-tailed gecko (Uroplatus sikorae) in Montagne d'Ambre National Park, Madagascar. It has a dermal flap along its body so that it can hide in plain sight during the day.

Reason

High quality large images. FP on Commons. Illustrates article well. The top image shows the gecko's camouflage (crypsis)

Articles in which this image appears

Crypsis, Mossy leaf-tailed gecko

FP category for this image

Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Animals/Reptiles

Creator

Charlesjsharp

• Support as nominator – Charlesjsharp (talk) 10:01, 15 August 2020 (UTC)
• Support. MER-C 15:36, 15 August 2020 (UTC)
• Support. I can see it in the second photo, but not in the first... ;-) --Janke | Talk 16:15, 15 August 2020 (UTC)
• Support Excellent pair of photos with strong EV Nick-D (talk) 23:08, 15 August 2020 (UTC)
• Support – Amazing. – Sca (talk) 13:29, 16 August 2020 (UTC)

PS: – I suggest that certain of our politicians equip themselves with dermal flaps. – Sca (talk) 13:32, 16 August 2020 (UTC)

• Support – 1234qwer1234qwer4 (talk) 10:07, 21 August 2020 (UTC)
• Support, wow. — Yerpo ^Eh? 16:51, 22 August 2020 (UTC)
• @Charlesjsharp: None of the images is used in Mossy leaf-tailed gecko. Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 10:40, 23 August 2020 (UTC)

• oops. Sorted. Charlesjsharp (talk) 12:00, 23 August 2020 (UTC)

Promoted File:Mossy leaf-tailed gecko (Uroplatus sikorae) Montagne d’Ambre 2.jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 15:19, 25 August 2020 (UTC)
Promoted File:Mossy leaf-tailed gecko (Uroplatus sikorae) Montagne d’Ambre 3.jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 15:19, 25 August 2020 (UTC)