esert band­ed geck­os are unusu­al as geck­os go, whose large, bul­bous eyes gen­er­al­ly muster only unblink­ing stares.  But the noc­tur­nal Coleonyx var­ie­ga­tus var­ie­ga­tus, with their mov­able eye­lids (and charm­ing lit­tle squeaks) make them per­fect­ly qual­i­fied to audi­tion for cer­tain late-night insur­ance com­mer­cials. Tal­ent scouts … Con­tin­ue reading →