For the past few days this handsome fella has been lurking around my front door ie yesterday I was on my balcony and I heard a squaking sound, and its head was peering down from the roof looking at me...eeek. Then this morning I turned around when sitting on my balcony and spotted it just above my head...needless to say it scared the crap out of me. I don't mind little ones but this one was about a foot long, I would never kill it but tried to just give it a gentle nudge away from me with the soft side of a brush but it just tried to bite the brush so I left it alone...few minutes later it went on its way onto the roof.

I am not bothered about it being near my house was just curious what it was? any ideas

just to add...the spots on the lizard are actually red, although the photo doesn't show this very well

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tokay_gecko

Here you go, think you will recognize this one.

yip there he is!!! thanks ...I had just never seen one like him before in terms of its coloring etc

oh well mystery solved cheers

Color varies according to background as well, does it not? (Like Chameleons?)

Color varies according to background as well, does it not? (Like Chameleons?)

Nope

Color varies according to background as well, does it not? (Like Chameleons?)

Nope

Ditto..... they come in a wide variety of colours but it's nothing to do with the background.

I did have a lizard make me laugh out loud the other day, discovered later that it was a Stand-Up Chameleon

Color varies according to background as well, does it not? (Like Chameleons?)

Nope

Actually let add to my simple 'nope'. Their colour wont change due to their background like a Chameleon.

However if they are cool they will become a darker, duller shade. Once they are up to their correct functioning temperature their colours will become more vibrant.

However if they are cool they will become a darker, duller shade. Once they are up to their correct functioning temperature their colours will become more vibrant.

They can't all be women surely

Turn up the speakers and freak out your wife when playing this.

Edited December 21, 201015 yr by PoorSucker

Lizard Identity?

If you take him to Tesco and wave him in front of a barcode reader you'll get his full name, address and social security number.