Leopard gecko skin lacks the bony osteoderm plates found in the skin of some other lizard groups
This keeps the skin more flexible and pliable, which is relevant to how it stretches and folds during growth and shedding compared with armoured lizards that have bony deposits embedded in their scales.
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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.