From Tiny Spines to Sticky Toes: What <i>Cyrtodactylus</i> Geckos Can Tell Us about the Evolution of Stickiness in Lizards
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From Tiny Spines to Sticky Toes: What Cyrtodactylus Geckos Can Tell Us about the Evolution of Stickiness in Lizards
Like anoles, geckos are famous for their adhesive toepads, enabling astonishing climbing abilities. Since adhesive toepads evolved independently in geckos and anoles, these two rather distantly rel…