Speaking of lizards, I had one of these show up in my garden last year
for the first time. :-)

http://www.eoni.com/~neener/skinks.html

Pretty pretty!

That's what I like about organic gardening. You get more pretty little
predators move in. I have plenty of toads, anoles, western fence lizards
and geckos, and now, skinks. :-)

K.

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Yes, these are a bit more shy than the anoles and fence lizards. I have these
living out back by the brush pile.


On Mon, 29 Mar 2004 13:41:28 -0600, Katra opined:

Speaking of lizards, I had one of these show up in my garden last year
for the first time. :-)

http://www.eoni.com/~neener/skinks.html

Pretty pretty!

That's what I like about organic gardening. You get more pretty little
predators move in. I have plenty of toads, anoles, western fence lizards
and geckos, and now, skinks. :-)

K.

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?

C.


"Katra" wrote in message
...
Speaking of lizards, I had one of these show up in my garden last year
for the first time. :-)

http://www.eoni.com/~neener/skinks.html

Pretty pretty!

That's what I like about organic gardening. You get more pretty little
predators move in. I have plenty of toads, anoles, western fence lizards
and geckos, and now, skinks. :-)

K.

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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?

C.


"Katra" wrote in message
...
Speaking of lizards, I had one of these show up in my garden last year
for the first time. :-)

http://www.eoni.com/~neener/skinks.html

Pretty pretty!

That's what I like about organic gardening. You get more pretty little
predators move in. I have plenty of toads, anoles, western fence lizards
and geckos, and now, skinks. :-)

K.

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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.

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.

In article ,
"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?

C.



Most likely
Mediterranean House Geckos.

http://www.enature.com/fieldguide/sh...pID=7&shapeID=
1059&curPageNum=4&recnum=AR0059

I have them all over, and they breed in my attic.

I get very, very few palmetto bugs anymore, and the cats get whatever
ones get past the geckos. ;-)

K.

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In article ,
"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?

C.



Most likely
Mediterranean House Geckos.

http://www.enature.com/fieldguide/sh...pID=7&shapeID=
1059&curPageNum=4&recnum=AR0059

I have them all over, and they breed in my attic.

I get very, very few palmetto bugs anymore, and the cats get whatever
ones get past the geckos. ;-)

K.

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In article ,
Brian Anderson wrote:

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.


I just clap my entire palm over them, then slide my fingers around so
that I grasp them right behind the head. :-) I can nearly always get
them intact, providing the cats did not find them first! Then there is
no tail left to worry about. G

Most of the ones I find are newborn babies. They hatch in the attic, and
fall thru the ductwork.

K.

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In article ,
Brian Anderson wrote:

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.


I just clap my entire palm over them, then slide my fingers around so
that I grasp them right behind the head. :-) I can nearly always get
them intact, providing the cats did not find them first! Then there is
no tail left to worry about. G

Most of the ones I find are newborn babies. They hatch in the attic, and
fall thru the ductwork.

K.

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The description for the House Gecko sounds about right - pinkish/brown and
translucent. But the photo on the web site looks nothing like it. We
occaisionally get this one in the house. I assume they must have been a
babies since the were only 1.5" to 2" long.

During summer months, I see the bright green lizards (Anoles) crawling
around the shrubbery quite often.


"Katra" wrote in message
...
In article ,
"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?

C.



Most likely
Mediterranean House Geckos.

http://www.enature.com/fieldguide/sh...pID=7&shapeID=
1059&curPageNum=4&recnum=AR0059

I have them all over, and they breed in my attic.

I get very, very few palmetto bugs anymore, and the cats get whatever
ones get past the geckos. ;-)

K.

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The description for the House Gecko sounds about right - pinkish/brown and
translucent. But the photo on the web site looks nothing like it. We
occaisionally get this one in the house. I assume they must have been a
babies since the were only 1.5" to 2" long.

During summer months, I see the bright green lizards (Anoles) crawling
around the shrubbery quite often.


"Katra" wrote in message
...
In article ,
"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?

C.



Most likely
Mediterranean House Geckos.

http://www.enature.com/fieldguide/sh...pID=7&shapeID=
1059&curPageNum=4&recnum=AR0059

I have them all over, and they breed in my attic.

I get very, very few palmetto bugs anymore, and the cats get whatever
ones get past the geckos. ;-)

K.

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The newborns do look a bit different. :-)
Far more slender! The size of Gecko eggs amazes me when I compare them
to the size of an adult female gecko!

That's got to hurt. G

The babies are more slim and streamlined, not fat like the adults, very
translucent. Odds are, they are breeding in your attic just like mine
are. What I get in the house are also mostly newborns. Teensy little
beasties!

I try to pin them gently behind the head to get them outside without
breaking their tails off.

You will only see adult geckos at night. They are nocturnal.
I used to have several hang out around the bug zapper when I had one...

K.


In article ,
"cledus" wrote:

The description for the House Gecko sounds about right - pinkish/brown and
translucent. But the photo on the web site looks nothing like it. We
occaisionally get this one in the house. I assume they must have been a
babies since the were only 1.5" to 2" long.

During summer months, I see the bright green lizards (Anoles) crawling
around the shrubbery quite often.


"Katra" wrote in message
...
In article ,
"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?

C.



Most likely
Mediterranean House Geckos.

http://www.enature.com/fieldguide/sh...pID=7&shapeID=
1059&curPageNum=4&recnum=AR0059

I have them all over, and they breed in my attic.

I get very, very few palmetto bugs anymore, and the cats get whatever
ones get past the geckos. ;-)

K.

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atra



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The newborns do look a bit different. :-)
Far more slender! The size of Gecko eggs amazes me when I compare them
to the size of an adult female gecko!

That's got to hurt. G

The babies are more slim and streamlined, not fat like the adults, very
translucent. Odds are, they are breeding in your attic just like mine
are. What I get in the house are also mostly newborns. Teensy little
beasties!

I try to pin them gently behind the head to get them outside without
breaking their tails off.

You will only see adult geckos at night. They are nocturnal.
I used to have several hang out around the bug zapper when I had one...

K.


In article ,
"cledus" wrote:

The description for the House Gecko sounds about right - pinkish/brown and
translucent. But the photo on the web site looks nothing like it. We
occaisionally get this one in the house. I assume they must have been a
babies since the were only 1.5" to 2" long.

During summer months, I see the bright green lizards (Anoles) crawling
around the shrubbery quite often.


"Katra" wrote in message
...
In article ,
"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?

C.



Most likely
Mediterranean House Geckos.

http://www.enature.com/fieldguide/sh...pID=7&shapeID=
1059&curPageNum=4&recnum=AR0059

I have them all over, and they breed in my attic.

I get very, very few palmetto bugs anymore, and the cats get whatever
ones get past the geckos. ;-)

K.

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owned by cats! -- Asimov

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atra



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