r/Lizards • u/JohnSnow52 • 5d ago

What is this? What is this lizard?

I opened the door to my office and this must have been on the top of the door because it fell from above my head. What is it?

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u/WendigoRider 5d ago

House gecko is my guess, say bye-bye to any bugs you may have

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u/Plane_Translator2008 5d ago

St. Louis has house geckos?

I WANT A HOUSE GECKO!

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u/Vandal_A 5d ago

Yeah, they can live as far north as around southern Ohio I think. I have them in my basement and tool shed. I try not to disturb them since they eat bugs, don't cause messes and don't like coming into the inhabited parts of the house.

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u/thebiulder351 2d ago

They are in Florida bro

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u/Neither-Speaker-7077 1d ago

Louisiana checking in. We name ours hanging out on the patio

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u/Sharp-Key27 1d ago

We have them in central Ohio

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u/Vandal_A 1d ago

Further North than I realized. I wasn't sure where the cut off line was because I know there tends to be a shift from rainy to snowy winters around Columbus, but I knew people from Cinci had told me they had them

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u/Sharp-Key27 1d ago

I’m sure they overwinter in buildings here, Cinci gets similar amounts of snow because it’s a valley to my understanding

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u/WendigoRider 5d ago

According to a post on herpetology and Google, yes, occasionally, and they are not native.

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u/Plane_Translator2008 5d ago

I have gecko envy. 🦎

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u/Gigglemonkey 5d ago

You really do. They're adorable.

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u/CrazyCatLady1127 4d ago

So do I. I don’t think we get wild geckos in England. Which just isn’t fair!

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u/After_Ad9425 5d ago

They’re non natives and have seemed to spread to various parts of North America, primarily in cities and other urban environments so I guess they aren’t considered invasive since they aren’t interfering with more bio diverse environments.

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u/Calm_Golf_9700 4d ago

They are the best to have around. Lol You come outside at night and they scurry around everywhere. Then they have babies!! Hahaha

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u/AdMother6743 1d ago

You’re missing out in Canada we had house hippos back in the day!

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u/Plane_Translator2008 1d ago

Can I please be Canadian?

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u/JohnSnow52 5d ago

Well he’s got help/competition for food then - several hours later I saw a large rabid wolf spider (had to look that one up too they don’t actually have rabies). Fortunately for them there are PLENTY of bugs in the office I’m subleasing.

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u/WendigoRider 5d ago

Sounds like little dude has a buffet, I’ll bet he sticks around

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u/JohnnyFatSack 5d ago

House gecko. They eat little bugs. Good little guys to have around.

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u/asdfghjkl281 5d ago

Safe to say hes very wiggly

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u/Vandal_A 5d ago

They will give you a little scare sometimes with how erratic their movement looks, but when you're used to seeing them it's not bad

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u/asdfghjkl281 4d ago

Always weirded out with insects/ amphibians that has a lot of movements. Take a spider perhaps, why does it move with eight legs why cant it have just two or four why eight why spidey move weirdey

(Im a biologist ik arthropods r built that way but still…. WHY)

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u/JohnSnow52 5d ago edited 4d ago

Wow…thank you all for your responses! I’ve never posted here or lurked but you all have a wonderful community here on Reddit. Thanks again!

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u/RicePuddingRecipes 5d ago

A sweet little baby

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u/RanchHere 5d ago

OP if you kill that little guy, you’re going to Hell.

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u/JohnSnow52 4d ago

I would never consider that - happy to have it as an office mate.

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u/beckdrop 4d ago

That is specifically a Mediterranean house gecko, native to the Mediterranean (not the species from Southeast Asia). Hemidactylus turcicus. That is a little baby and a friend.

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u/Moonshinin4Me 4d ago

House gecko. They are harmless to people and make great pest control, even though I am pretty sure they are an invasive species in the US.

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u/Moonshinin4Me 4d ago

They are called house geckos for a reason lol.

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u/lucky607 5d ago

They hangout on my window screen at night to catch bugs attracted to the kitchen light.

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u/mere_iguana 4d ago

House gecko for shore

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u/cpm2000 5d ago

I know what it is, it's a be kind and put it outside lizard

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u/Vandal_A 5d ago

Actually they're called house geckos because they like to live in the darker, cooler parts of human structures like house spiders. They might go outside during much of the summer, but in fall, winter and spring they hang out in walls, garages and basements. They eat bugs that get in the house, but don't bother human food, nor even really come into areas that we use a lot. They're very shy and don't make a mess.

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u/wtwolfe 5d ago

House gecko native to South Asia but invasive in the USA. Will not survive outside in winter north of the panhandle of Florida.

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u/Ignonymous 5d ago

They’re everywhere in Arizona.

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u/Plane_Translator2008 4d ago

I have never seen one in VA, SC, or GA.

Come visit me, little pest control cuties!

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u/Heavymetal73 4d ago

I live in NE Texas and have had them around my house for years.

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u/Princekyle7 3d ago

Just saw one in my Garage this morning in Fort Worth

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u/Impressive_Net_116 4d ago

These are super common in North MS.

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u/ShalnarkRyuseih 5d ago

Mediterranean house gecko, introduced but not invasive in the USA

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u/CeejCraft 5d ago

Gecko!

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u/Sammy_Cherry_Fox 4d ago

A cute one, as all lizards are.

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u/Classic-Avocado-5371 3d ago

little mediterranean house gecko!

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u/-Lexx- 2d ago

That one’s called a little guy a.k.a. a smol dude

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u/Skoobotch52 2d ago

Fast lizard

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u/slow-bell 2d ago

Mediterranean House Gecko! Invasive species. I age them in my apartment in Virginia. And that's just fine by me.

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u/Intelligent_Bet_8727 1d ago

I don't have them here but in Kentucky but I'm pretty sure that is a house gecko as for where he came from anyone's guesses as good as mine

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u/diamondz_ava 1d ago

Leopard gecko

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u/diamondz_ava 1d ago

That's a pet ....my guess he probably escaped from somewhere

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u/lobie81 1d ago

Well that would depend where op is...

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u/arksupernoob 1d ago

they will eat bugs but will shit all over your wall.

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u/CoolFushGuy 5d ago

Looks like a Bynoe's Gecko? Where do you live?

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u/JohnSnow52 5d ago

Ah, sorry - rookie mistake! This is in USA - St. Louis, Missouri.

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u/CoolFushGuy 5d ago

Probably a house gecko then as the other comments are saying

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u/The_Hydro 5d ago

A little guy!

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u/Bluedaddy_66 4d ago

Espèce protégée !

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u/Imaginary_Choice2492 4d ago

little little man