Leopard gecko squeaks and chirps are produced by forcing air through the throat and mouth rather than by true vocal cords
Like most reptile vocalisations, these sounds come from air movement mechanics rather than a larynx-based vocal cord system comparable to mammals, part of why they sound relatively simple compared to more complex animal vocalisations.
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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.