Editing Gecko (section)

==Skin==
Gecko skin does not generally bear scales, but appears at a macro scale as a papillose surface, which is made from hair-like protuberances developed across the entire body. These confer [[Ultrahydrophobicity|superhydrophobicity]], and the unique design of the hair confers a profound antimicrobial action. These protuberances are very small, up to 4&nbsp;microns in length, and tapering to a point.<ref>{{Cite journal|last1=Green|first1=DW|last2=Lee|first2=KK|last3=Watson|first3=JA|last4=Kim|first4=HY|last5=Yoon|first5=KS|last6=Kim|first6=EJ|last7=Lee|first7=JM|last8=Watson|first8=GS|last9=Jung|first9=HS|date=25 January 2017|title=High quality bioreplication of intricate nanostructures from a fragile Gecko skin surface with bactericidal properties|journal=[[Scientific Reports]]|volume=7|pages=41023|doi=10.1038/srep41023|pmid=28120867|pmc=5264400|bibcode=2017NatSR...741023G}}</ref> Gecko skin has been observed to have an anti-bacterial property, killing [[gram-negative bacteria]] when they come in contact with the skin.<ref>{{Cite journal|last1=Watson|first1=Gregory S.|last2=Green|first2=David W.|last3=Schwarzkopf|first3=Lin|last4=Li|first4=Xin|last5=Cribb|first5=Bronwen W.|last6=Myhra|first6=Sverre|last7=Watson|first7=Jolanta A.|date=2015|title=A gecko skin micro/Nano structure – A low adhesion, superhydrophobic, anti-wetting, self-cleaning, biocompatible, antibacterial surface|journal=[[Acta Biomaterialia]]|volume=21|pages=109–122|doi=10.1016/j.actbio.2015.03.007|pmid=25772496}}</ref>

The [[Uroplatus sikorae|mossy leaf-tailed gecko]] of Madagascar, ''U. sikorae'', has coloration developed as [[camouflage]], most being greyish brown to black, or greenish brown, with various markings meant to resemble [[tree]] bark; down to the [[lichen]]s and moss found on the bark. It also has flaps of skin, running the length of its body, head and limbs, known as the ''dermal flap'', which it can lay against the tree during the day, scattering shadows, and making its outline practically invisible.<ref>{{Cite book|last=Pianka|first=Eric R.|date=2006|title=Lizards: Windows to the Evolution of Diversity|url=https://Archive.org/details/lizardswindowsto00pian|url-access=registration|publisher=[[University of California Press]]|location=Berkeley, CA|pages=[https://Archive.org/details/lizardswindowsto00pian/page/247 247]|isbn=0-520-24847-3}}</ref>