They are not Green Anoles

We have, once again, found a baby lizard in our living room. I successfully caught him in a bag with the spider that he was chasing and had a good look. He was not a green anole. The only lizards that I know of in MS are green anoles, fence lizards, race runners and skinks. After taking a good look, I realized he was not any of those and started searching the internet. You've got to love the internet. They are Mediterranean Geckos which have been introduced in MS. They are primarily found on the coast but are also found in patches all over the state. They have pronounced stripes on their tails as juveniles, are very pale, have vertical eye slits, can be found in homes and are nocturnal. They can usually be found at night around lights trying to catch moths. So, the green anoles that I thought were climbing my house at night to sit by the lights (see previous post) are not anoles at all, but geckos. Who knew? Mystery solved. Now, if I could just find the mama of the two baby geckos that were living under my couch, I would feel much better.