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Nature 449, 139 (13 September 2007) | doi:10.1038/449139a; Published online 12 September 2007

Cover: choosing the right gecko is a sticky business

Travis LaDuc1

  1. Texas Natural History Collections, Texas Natural Science Center, The University of Texas at Austin, 10100 Burnet Road, Austin, Texas 78758, USA

Being a herpetologist, I am excited to see a reptile or amphibian prominently displayed on the cover of Nature. Such was the case with the 19 July 2007 cover, featuring a Leopard Gecko (Eublepharis macularius) clinging to a mussel.

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