Tarentola chazaliae
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The Helmeted gecko is a member of the gecko
Gecko
Geckos are lizards belonging to the infraorder Gekkota, found in warm climates throughout the world. They range from 1.6 cm to 60 cm....

 family native to the west coast of Africa
Africa
Africa is the world's second largest and second most populous continent, after Asia. At about 30.2 million km² including adjacent islands, it covers 6% of the Earth's total surface area and 20.4% of the total land area...

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The size of the adult helmeted gecko is about 4 inches (10 cm). The environment they live in is sandy and rocky desert
Desert
A desert is a landscape or region that receives an extremely low amount of precipitation, less than enough to support growth of most plants. Most deserts have an average annual precipitation of less than...

 with sparse vegetation. The gecko is mainly nocturnal. Helmeted geckos require a humid environment.
Helmeted gecko colors can be anywhere from light grey to dark brown. The underside of the gecko is light-colored.

Helmeted geckos are the first vertebrates to be found to see color in very low levels of light.
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