Which is Which?

Posted by Angel Daley on August 16, 2006

Q: What is this? A cream colored, almost transparent, lizard or salamander (not sure which) that I've never seen before and can't find a picture of. The largest I have seen is about 5 inches long. It has prominent round eyeballs that seem to be stuck right on top of its head, not to the sides.

Habitat: suburban/yard

State: Mississippi

Habitat: suburban/yard

A: Sounds like a gecko to me — probably the introduced Mediterranean Gecko. There are no geckos native to Mississippi, but the Mediterranean Gecko has been introduced in many parts of the southeast — particularily in Florida — and has been noted in Mississippi.

Solon Morse ( August 18, 2006)