I have a couple books with pictures and I can't tell. The few that I see in stores look the same. Not that I see many currently.

Leopard geckos and african fat tails share the same body type but have very different needs.

Here's a leopard gecko care sheet: Leopard Gecko Caresheet Index

Fat Tailed gecko caresheet: http://www.sundialreptile.com/care&#...fat%20tail.htm

AFT's prefer humidity where as leopard geckos are a desert lizard.

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Fat-tails have a tendency to be a little fatter in the body and tail. They move slower than a Leo does. If you want a more interactive species go with the Leo. But Fat-tails are very interesting as well.

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Easy they are in a total diffrent Genus of reptiles.

Hemitheconyx caudicinctus(AFT) and Eublepharis macularius (leo)

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Aside from the different care requirements, habitats, and taxonomic differences, they also do have physical differences.

This is an adult fat-tailed gecko:
http://www.herpcam.com/images/fattail800.jpg

This is an adult leopard gecko:
http://www.lawrencehallofscience.org...opardgecko.jpg

Fat-tailed geckos are brown with darker brown bands. They sometimes have a white stripe down their backs and they have shorter snouts and darker eyes. Leopard geckos are yellow with brown or black spots, lighter eyes with clearly visible vertical pupils. They also come in many other color varieties.

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I would just like to add-AFT"s are even more nocturnal than leopard geckos are are seldom seem out during daylight hours
They are an incredibly docile lizard and are great pets for insomniacs

I currently keep 7 and here are a few pics of my normals/amel hets and amels