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Crocodiles just wanna have fun, too

Crocodilians engage in all three main types of play distinguished by behavior specialists: locomotor play, play with objects and social play. Crocodiles have also been seen playing with other animals. In rare cases, individual crocodilians have been known to bond so strongly with people that they become playmates for years. Leer más.

Systematics and Biodiversity Multilocus Phylogeny and Taxonomic Revision of the Hemidactylus robustus species group (Reptilia, Gekkonidae) with Descriptions of Three New Species

The gecko genus Hemidactylus, with its 132 currently recognized species, ranks among the most species-rich reptile genera. Recent phylogenetic studies disclosed unexpectedly high genetic variability and complex biogeographic history within its arid clade distributed in the Mediterranean, Northeast Africa, Middle East and the Indian subcontinent. Leer más.