你能認出偽裝在樹枝間的壁虎嗎?

你能認出偽裝在樹枝間的壁虎嗎?

These Mossy geckos are hiding in plain sight.

這些長滿苔蘚的壁虎就藏在光天化日之下。

The incognito creatures are nearly invisible against the bark backdrop of their tree-filled terrarium, as seen in a fascinating video shot by a UK lizard lover.

一名英國蜥蜴愛好者拍攝了一段有趣的視頻，視頻中可以看到，在滿是樹的玻璃容器的樹皮背景下，這些隱身生物幾乎是看不見的。

The clip — recorded by stonemason and reptile enthusiast David Bagshaw, 34 — pans over what looks like an empty glass enclosure filled with plants, Caters News Service reports.

據美聯社報道，這段視頻是34歲的石匠和爬行動物愛好者大衛(wèi)·巴格肖錄制的。

However, upon closer inspection, eagle-eyed viewers can spot Bagshaw’s three pet mossy leaf-tailed geckos, immaculately camouflaged against the branches. A casual observer could mistake them for moss or a blight. The elusive animals only reveal themselves when they lift up their heads and open their headlamp-like yellow eyes toward the end of the clip.

然而，經過仔細觀察，眼尖的觀眾可以看到巴格肖的三只寵物苔蘚葉尾壁虎，它們完美地偽裝在樹枝上。一個偶然的觀察者可能會把它們誤認為苔蘚或枯萎病。這些難以捉摸的動物只有在視頻快結束時抬起頭，睜開像床頭燈一樣的黃色眼睛時才會露出自己的模樣。

The gecko’s “Predator”-like penchant for blending in is a result of their polymorphism, the ability to “change skin color to aid camouflage,” says David. In fact, it was their shade-shifting skills that inspired him to become a reptile keeper in the first place, and he plans to start breeding the creatures this year.

大衛(wèi)說，壁虎這種“捕食者”式的混血兒是它們多態(tài)的結果，“改變皮膚顏色來幫助偽裝”的能力。事實上，正是它們變換陰影的技能啟發(fā)他成為一名爬行動物飼養(yǎng)員，他計劃今年開始飼養(yǎng)這些動物。