cledus wrote:

Last year we had several instances of a very small, flat, translucent/brown
lizard inside our house. When I tried to capature it to toss it outside,
the tail would break off. Any idea what species it might have been?

It was a gecko. You've got to be very careful capturing them,
because they can release their tails without being pulled on.

I always try to guide them into a box and take the whole box
outside. If you try it with just your hands, the gecko always
ends up in two pieces.