Leopard gecko eyes are adapted for low-light vision through a retina dominated by rod-like photoreceptors
This high sensitivity to dim light supports crepuscular and nocturnal activity, and research on related nocturnal gecko species has documented functional colour discrimination even at extremely low light levels — an unusual capability among vertebrates.
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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.