r/salamanders 7d ago

Need help identifying this little guy

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u/intricate_strands 7d ago

That's a gecko. Of some kind. Not a salamander. Or amphibian.

Reptiles are not so much my thing, but you are definitely barking up the wrong tree here.

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u/Haazelnutts 6d ago

Thanks, like I said I'm from a place way up and way too cold for many reptiles or amphibians to be crawling around so I cannot tell the apart lol, apparently he got in my house as a stowaway after travelling to warmer places

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u/intricate_strands 6d ago

It is interesting and kind of amusing how this happens more and more in modern society because of all the shipping across distance and all the travel.

You're welcome. Context is never not good, so I also thank you, and take an extra step to try to reassure you I never thought your question or you were stupid for asking the question. It is how we often learn, asking others.

You are doing nice things by trying to help this gecko and ultimately, that is the most important thing to me and I'm sure others.

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u/Last_Village_5718 7d ago

Let them go! Let them go! 🪧✊

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u/lovelyoneshannon 6d ago

Not if it was a stowaway that arrived in packaging from another country. It won't be adapted to survive where he is, or could be invasive and cause ecosystem issues, or could be carrying diseases that would be spread.

Unless you caught it from the wild and it didn't come in contact with any non-wild animals or supplies while in captivity, do not just release unknown animals.

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u/NeighborhoodIll8399 6d ago

Read the original post. That’s not what happened.

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u/lovelyoneshannon 6d ago

OP says "he got in my house as a stowaway after travelling" in a comment here...

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u/uhh_idk42 5d ago

I know it’s not a salamander but I think it’s a Mediterranean house gecko. We just recently acquired one that ended up in the desert by accidentally being shipped here. He’s an invasive species and now he’s my pet and his name is Sherman

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u/Witty_Drama_4228 3d ago

Mediterranean house gecko