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Definition of Fringed gecko
1. Noun. A gecko that has membranous expansions along the sides of its body and limbs and tail that enable it to glide short distances.
Generic synonyms: Gecko
Group relationships: Genus Ptychozoon, Ptychozoon
Lexicographical Neighbors of Fringed Gecko
Literary usage of Fringed gecko
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The New American Cyclopaedia: A Popular Dictionary of General Knowledge by George Ripley (1859)
"... cats pursue it and eat it eagerly; the Egyptians are said to keep it from
their kitchens by large quantities of garlic. The fringed gecko (Pt. ..."
2. The Encyclopedia Americana: A Library of Universal Knowledge (1919)
"... the flying or fringed gecko of the Malayan region, has a lateral parachute-like
membrane assisting it to make long leaps from tree to tree. ..."
3. Organic Evolution: A Text Book by Richard Swann Lull (1917)
"84) is the flying or fringed gecko of the Malay countries, which is bedecked with
lateral expansions of skin along the sides of the neck, body, tail, ..."
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