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Gekkonidae, an Uncommon card
Gekkonidae is the largest family of geckos, containing over 950 described species in 62 genera.
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Domain
- Nature
- ATK
- 61
- DEF
- 30
- Power
- 91
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 34,000
Power 91 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 35 % of WikiCards cards.
Gekkonidae quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Gekkonidae card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
Gekkonid geckos occur globally and are particularly diverse in ______ areas.
Answer
tropical. Gekkonid geckos occur globally and are particularly diverse in tropical areas. From the Gekkonidae article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
Gekkonidae. Gekkonidae 61 · Wiarton Willie 57 · Cock-of-the-rock 53 · Pluot 50 ATK in WikiCards.
Which of these Wikipedia articles is read the most in a year?
Answer
Cock-of-the-rock. Cock-of-the-rock 55,000 · Wiarton Willie 44,000 · Gekkonidae 34,000 · Li River 23,000 Wikipedia reads over a year.
In a duel, each round asks a question like these about the opposing card, with 15 seconds to answer.
The facts on the card
The card carries these facts from its Wikipedia article.
- The Gekkonidae contain many of the most widespread gecko species, including house geckos, the tokay gecko, day geckos, the mourning gecko, and dtellas.
- Gekkonid geckos occur globally and are particularly diverse in tropical areas.
- Many species of these geckos exhibit an adhering ability to surfaces through Van der Waals forces utilizing intermolecular forces between molecules of their setae and molecules of the surface they are on.
Why it is Uncommon
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Gekkonidae article was read about 34,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 61 and blocks with 30: each hit it takes is cut by 12 %.
How to get Gekkonidae
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Gekkonidae (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Nick Hobgood, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons.
