Note 47 — THE STEPPES OF INNER AFRICA.
Margaret R. Thomson translation
[Note 47] p. 186.—The Gecko.
Figures and a brief description of the gecko’s clinging foot will be found in Semper’s well-known Animal Life (International Science Series, 1881). The clinging power is due to numerous long bristle-like hairs on the sole of the foot. These appear to be modifications of the “casting-hairs” which are used in “skin-casting”.