Geckos are the earliest taxa of modern lizards, appearing in the late Jurassic period. The only surviving geckos that evolved relatively late, the Late Ephemerocene 4 million years ago, and the family encompasses more than 670 species of animals, most of them in warmer tropical regions.
Name: Ade Lizard (Lizards)
Age: Late Jurassic
Location: Europe (Germany)
Size: Length 20 cm
This primitive gecko had a flat head and huge eyes, and may have been a nocturnal predator like its modern close relatives. It is agile and can catch insect spiders and smaller scorpions with its powerful jaws. Whether it has the "finger pads" of modern geckos (finger pads are specialized scales under the toes, and "finger pads" allow them to crawl along smooth vertical surfaces).