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New Species Of Gliding Geckos In Mizoram
News: The Mizoram parachute gecko is a new species of gliding gecko that was just found by scientists.
A recently discovered species of gliding gecko is called the Mizoram parachute gecko.
One of the 14 geckos known to fly is the Mizoram parachute gecko, or Gekko mizoramensis.
The Arakan Mountains are likely to have caused the species to diverge from its nearest relative, G. popaensis.
These geckos have flaps of skin, as opposed to other gliding reptiles that use the bone to produce their flying surfaces.
Air resistance causes the flaps to extend fully when the lizards jump off a tall building, acting like a parachute and slowing their descent.
Additionally, the skin flaps serve as a form of camouflage against predators by breaking up their shape.
Numerous species share their unique body structure and specialist camouflage, making it difficult to distinguish between them.
Except for Antarctica, all continents are home to geckos, which are reptiles.
They are thought to be among the earliest squamates—a class that includes all lizards, snakes, and their near relatives—to have evolved.
Today, there are more than 1,200 species of geckos, or about a fifth of all lizards known to science.
They may survive in a variety of settings, including deserts, frigid mountain slopes, and rain forests.
