Paroedura picta Madagascar Ground Gecko
Berenty Reserve, Anosy region, MadagascarOctober 16, 1996
Madagascar Ground Gecko (Paroedura picta)
I found this gecko by flashlight; it was prowling around on the grounds of the Berenty Reserve lodge. I thought I got two good pictures of it but in reality I got one double-exposed bad picture. We did not have much luck with the cheap point-and-shoot camera we had on this trip.
Arboretum d'Antsokay, Atsimo-Andrefana region, MadagascarMay 13, 2023
Madagascar Ground Gecko (Paroedura picta) Madagascar Ground Gecko (Paroedura picta) Madagascar Ground Gecko (Paroedura picta) Madagascar Ground Gecko (Paroedura picta)
My camera gear has definitely improved since the cheap point-and-shoot film camera I had in 1996. Not a single double exposure on the whole trip!

Here is a list of all the reptiles and frogs I saw on this 2023 trip to Madagascar.

Reserve Reniala, Ifaty, Atsimo-Andrefana region, MadagascarMay 14, 2023
Madagascar Ground Gecko (Paroedura picta)
This species always* has diagonal side stripes that start at the spine and angle down and forward, but beyond that all bets are off.

*In nature there is never** an "always".

**You know what I mean.

Parc Le Za, Ifaty, Atsimo-Andrefana region, MadagascarMay 15, 2023
Madagascar Ground Gecko (Paroedura picta)
One last individual at a different but nearby reserve.
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