Leopard geckos can blink — most gecko species cannot
The moveable eyelid is unusual among geckos. Most species have a fixed transparent brille fused over the eye. Leopard geckos have true eyelids, making eye infections and retained shed around the eyes easier to spot and treat.
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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.
Hold your gecko up to a light source and look through one ear opening — you can see light through the other side.
Leopard geckos exhibit Temperature-dependent Sex Determination.