Very pale morphs such as blizzards and some albino lines can be more sensitive to bright light than wild-type coloured geckos
Reduced pigmentation is often linked to greater light sensitivity, so keepers of pale-coloured morphs sometimes favour dimmer overall lighting and ensure ample shaded hide options.
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Most active at dawn and dusk when temperatures in their native Pakistan and Afghanistan are ideal.
A widespread misconception is that the tail acts like a camel's hump storing water.
Autotomy — voluntary tail shedding — is a defence mechanism.
Unlike most gecko species which use van der Waals forces to climb smooth surfaces, leopard geckos have conventional claws.
The moveable eyelid is unusual among geckos.
Hold your gecko up to a light source and look through one ear opening — you can see light through the other side.