Leopard gecko teeth are pleurodont, attached along the inner side of the jawbone
This attachment style allows for continuous replacement throughout life. It differs from the acrodont teeth of species like bearded dragons, which are fused to the jaw's edge and don't replace themselves the same way.
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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.