A macro portrait of a wild Duvaucel's gecko, Hoplodactylus duvaucelii, and the parasitic reptile specialist mites, Geckobia naultina, around its eye.

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Size: 3122px × 2081px
Location: New Zealand
Photo credit: © Anton Sorokin / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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