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Baja California Night Lizard vs. Peninsular Leaf-toed Gecko

Their records meet on the desert side of the Peninsular Ranges. A: Slim toes, no pads in the Baja California Night Lizard; big flat leaf-like pads at each toe tip in the Peninsular Leaf-toed Gecko. B: Big plates on the head in the Baja California Night Lizard; tiny granular scales on the head in the Peninsular Leaf-toed Gecko.

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Baja California Night Lizard

Xantusia wigginsi

Peninsular Leaf-toed Gecko

Phyllodactylus nocticolus
Baja California Night Lizard vs. Peninsular Leaf-toed Gecko: comparison sheet with the differences marked

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