Nothing crawled upon it but a few beetles and small web-footed geckos.

The cries of the geckos mingled with the sound of the surf.

He said Aotearoa's rare, native geckos were popular pets in Europe and Asia.

Well, not actual geckos, but a grabber inspired by their remarkable, gravity-snubbing feet.

I also learnt how to handle monitor lizards, catch geckos and eat earthworms.