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Shows how to use the \caption command in LaTeX for a Figure to show an alternate description in the List of Figures. The figure was made using the following source code: 

\documentclass[12pt]{article}
\usepackage{graphicx}

\begin{document}

\listoffigures

\section{Introduction}

\begin{figure}[hb]
  \centering
  \includegraphics[width=4in]{gecko}
  \caption[Close up of \textit{Hemidactylus} sp.]%
  {Close up of \textit{Hemidactylus} sp., which is
   part the genus of the gecko family. It is the
   second most speciose genus in the family.}
\end{figure}

\end{document}
The image Image:Hemidactylus Dindigul.jpg was used, which was renamed gecko.jpg. This photograph was taken in Dindigul, Tamilnadu on February 2006, and was photograph by L. Shyamal with GFDL and cc-by-sa-2.5,2.0,1.0 license.
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Author M. W. Toews

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