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    Communities > Forums > Insect and Spider Identification
    Forum: Insect and Spider IdentificationReplies: 8, Views: 48
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    beejay6751
    Leesburg, FL

    August 6, 2012 5:37 AM

    Post #9231237

    I couldn't find any place to post this picture & ask for help in identifying this chameleon (??).

    I only see this chameleon (??) at night. I live in Central FL.

    Thanks for any help in identifying : )

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    kwanjin
    West Valley City, UT (Zone 7a)

    August 6, 2012 8:16 AM

    Post #9231488

    I think it's a Gecko, not a Chameleon. Try starting there.
    kwanjin
    West Valley City, UT (Zone 7a)

    August 6, 2012 1:53 PM

    Post #9231946

    The closest I can find is the Mediterranean Gecko.
    beejay6751
    Leesburg, FL

    August 7, 2012 5:34 AM

    Post #9232721

    Thank you for your help kwanjin - The Mediterranean Gecko looks VERY close to the ones I see at night : )

    trackinsand

    trackinsand
    mid central, FL (Zone 9a)

    August 7, 2012 7:25 AM

    Post #9232859

    Indo-Pacific or House Gecko, the most common Gecko in Florida. smooth skin as opposed to the bumpy skin of the Mediterranean Gecko. they are all self-fertilizing females. Hemidactylus garnoti
    kwanjin
    West Valley City, UT (Zone 7a)

    August 7, 2012 7:53 AM

    Post #9232893

    It's hard to tell smooth from bumpy online. My computer isn't that advanced yet. ;-)

    trackinsand

    trackinsand
    mid central, FL (Zone 9a)

    August 7, 2012 12:07 PM

    Post #9233183

    mine either! was just supplying more info for beejay. since we are practically neighbors, and the House Gecko is the one i see, i was concluding it was probably this one...but ya never know. even living in the keys for many years before moving up here, i've never seen the bumpy one. :-)
    kwanjin
    West Valley City, UT (Zone 7a)

    August 7, 2012 12:51 PM

    Post #9233226

    Maybe, someday, I'll get a touch-screen you can feel soft/rough, smooth/bumpy, hot/cold, still/moving... Whomever does THAT will be an instant billionaire. :-)

    trackinsand

    trackinsand
    mid central, FL (Zone 9a)

    August 7, 2012 1:16 PM

    Post #9233251

    i'm sure someone is working on it as we sit here and dream...

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