Sierra Night Lizard vs. Western Banded Gecko
Their ranges do not meet: granite outcrops near Granite Station, Kern County (Sierra Night) vs the deserts (Western Banded Gecko). A: No movable eyelids in the Sierra Night Lizard; movable eyelids: it blinks in the Western Banded Gecko. B: A dark net in the Sierra Night Lizard; dark crossbands in the Western Banded Gecko. RANGE IS THE SUREST WAY TO TELL THEM APART: where you are decides which one it is; the rows below help confirm it.
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