toepads (IMAGE)

Washington University in St. Louis

toepads

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Lizards with sticky toepads have a greater clinging ability. (Left) The canopy specialist American green anole (Anolis carolinensis) possesses enlarged toepads, while the ground Ibizan wall lizard (Podarcis pityusensis) lacks such adhesive structures.

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