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[–] [email protected] 86 points 1 month ago (5 children)

Should be noted that it isn't geckos in general that don't grow it back, just that kind (crested gecko). Though a regrown tail in other species still will be substantially different than the original

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Skinks are the same way, no? They don’t regrow their tails after dropping them.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago

That I'm not sure about, I know a lot less about skinks than I do geckos, but some quick searching suggests that at least some skinks can regrow a dropped tail

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