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 Please help ID this baby

Hi all, and thanks in advance. I brought my daughter to school on Friday and the sight of a lizard scampering in a classroom is pretty common--my daughter is the class catcher. Well, this time I caught a glimpse of the "lizard" and noticed the big eyes, padded feet and short thick tail and exclaimed, "Gecko!" They are not indigenous to Northeast Florida and knew this was a rare find. I captured the baby, brought it home and set up a nice tupperware terrarium for it. My problem is my lack of Gecko knowledge and would like to determine the species. The gecko is brownish in overall hue with tiny white spots along it’s back. It’s tail is short, thick and pinkish with some darker and lighter banding.

Thanks again.
09/20/08  10:38am

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Murdock
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   Message To: Rxse7en   In reference to Message Id: 1864060


 Please help ID this baby

Hello:
The gecko in the picture is a Indo-Pacific Gecko (Hemidactylus garnoti). They have become established in Florida at least to the Tampa Bay/Brooksville area. What city was this one found in?
These geckos are interesting because they are parthenogenic. There are only females and each baby is a carbon copy of her mother.
Hope this info helps!!!
Have A Great Day!!!
09/20/08  02:59pm

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Rxse7en
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   Message To: Murdock   In reference to Message Id: 1864197


 Please help ID this baby

Thanks for the reply. Found "her" here in Jacksonville.
09/20/08  03:06pm

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   Message To: Rxse7en   In reference to Message Id: 1864199


 Please help ID this baby

that’s weird, I’m in 7th grade and in my home-ec classroom we found a lizard just like it. I tryed to catch it but some jerk beat me to it, and was to rough and the lizard dropped his tail.
09/20/08  08:06pm

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Murdock
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   Message To: Leah_Lizard   In reference to Message Id: 1864414


 Please help ID this baby


Hello:
Thanx for the info. I will make a note of it. They are obviously spreading out all over the state. I wonder how far north they will push? HMMM!!!
Have a Great Weekend!!!
09/20/08  08:48pm


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