...( Hemidactylus garnoti and Gekko gecko ) by adding external loads to their bodies. We then test whether body size has a negative effect on mass-specific power output. Finally, we test whether loading affects kinematics in both gecko species. Lizards were induced to run vertically on a smooth wooden surface...

...A. Herrel; F. De Vree; V. Delheusy; C. Gans ABSTRACT Cranial kinesis was studied in two species of gekkonid lizard, Gekko gecko and Phelsuma madagascariensis , using cineradiography and electromyography. The skull of these geckoes showed the three types of kinesis described by Versluys...