Musandam leaf-toed gecko

Description

Described as a particularly colourful species,the Musandam leaf-toed gecko (Asaccus caudivolvulus) is a slender,medium-sized gecko with a relatively flattened head,broad snout and distinctive,heart-shaped toes.Like other geckos,its skin is soft,with small scales,and the eyes are large,with pupils that contract to vertical slits in bright light.The toes of this species each have a pair of specialised scales,known as ‘scansors’,which are covered in thousands of microscopic hair-like structures called setae.