Kuhl's Flying Gecko

Also known as Kuhl's Parachute Gecko, Gliding Gecko, Common Flying Gecko

Kuhl's flying geckos glide between high canopy perches using extensively webbed toes, flattened tails, and broad flaps of skin along their flanks that function like miniature parachutes. When resting motionless against tree trunks by day, their scalloped margins break up body outlines, rendering them virtually invisible against lichen-encrusted bark. Active after twilight, these agile nocturnal climbers hunt insects on vertical trunks and readily leap into open air to evade predators or cross gaps in the canopy.