Desert Night Lizard vs. Mediterranean Gecko
Both are small, soft-looking lizards with no eyelids and cat-eye pupils; their records overlap in southern California. A: Slim, no pads in the Desert Night Lizard; wide, flat toe pads in the Mediterranean House Gecko. B: Velvety, with many small black spots in the Desert Night Lizard; raised warts, pale with dark spots in the Mediterranean House Gecko. The gecko climbs walls near lights at night; the night lizard hides under dead yucca and Joshua tree.
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