My wife Monica Rua spotted this little gecko in the bushes at the Analamazaotra orchid garden. It was initially on a branch, and skittered out of sight before I could get a photo. But it didn't go far, just around the back of the branch, so I could easily spook into skittering back around to the front. But then when I'd get my camera ready, it would sneak off again. We played this game for awhile, but eventually it grew bored and made a little jump, landing perfectly posed on a leaf. I got a few photos like this one before it ran out of sight completely.

Here is a list of all the reptiles and frogs I saw on this trip to Madagascar.