They are often seen on garden walls in towns and cities. They have the ability to detach their tails from the rest of their bodies as a mechanism for survival. The gecko loses its ability to successfully climb vertical surfaces quickly due to a decrease in balance and adhesion brought about by the loss of its tail, which contains an adhesive pad at the tip of it.
By Androstachys - Own work, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=10240197
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