The ghostly web-footed gecko is nearly translucent with a pale,
salmon-colored undertone and light-brown stripes. Their color provides
perfect camouflage among the powdery reddish sands of the Namib Desert,
their primary habitat.
These geckos have adapted their webbed feet
not only to help them stay atop, but to bury beneath the dunes of the
Namib Desert. Strictly nocturnal lizards, they spend the day in self-dug
burrows and emerge at night to feed.
Their bloodshot-looking eyes
are massively oversized to help them detect prey, which includes
crickets, grasshoppers, and small spiders. They move surprisingly
quickly across the sand, and adhesive pads on their toes make them
excellent climbers.
Web-foots are considered medium-size geckos,
reaching an average size of about four inches (ten centimeters) in
length. Males are slightly smaller than females.
