Watcher of the Sands – Eastern sand gecko (Stenodactylus leptocosymbotes) – Oman
The Eastern Sand Gecko (Stenodactylus leptocosymbotes) is a discreet and elusive creature. Recognizable by its large eyes adapted to nocturnal vision, it emerges mainly at night to hunt small insects. Its long, slender legs allow it to move nimbly across loose sand, while its pale coloration helps it blend into its surroundings. A small jewel of adaptation to the most extreme conditions.
A toad eagerly awaiting in his hole
The bufo bufo is a nocturnal animal. This animal spends the day hidden in a hole he dug, in abandoned burrows or simply under a stone or a dead piece of wood. This hiding place serves also as base for hunting. Indeed, the common toad hunts mainly on the lookout. He stays at the exit of his hole until a prey (fly, caterpillar, slug…) passes nearby. Then, he can catch the prey with his sticky tongue.
Harlequin tree frog (Rhacophorus pardalis), Borneo, Malaysia
The harlequin tree frog, Rhacophorus pardalis, is a species of frog in the Rhacophoridae family found in Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, and the Philippines. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical moist montane forests up to 1000 meters of altitude, freshwater marshes, and intermittent freshwater marshes. It is threatened by habitat loss. This frog was sighted on the riverside of the Kinabatangan, in the Malaysian part of Borneo
Gold dust gecko (Phelsuma laticauda), France, Reunion Island
Turtle
Agame (Pogona vitticeps)
Sea snake