There are tens of thousands of these lizards all over Houston. They jumped a ship in the early 1950's and spread profusely. The first one is a male that bit off the tail of the second one trying to copulate with her. The female was carrying 2 eggs and wanted no part of it. I am trying to incubate the eggs which she subsequently laid. These are great insect eaters and may or may not be beneficial. The colors and patterns can be different among even same gender. The first one in the video,the male, squeaked loudly when caught.The third one in the video appears to have lost a tail that subsequently grew back whiter with less distinctive rings. I plan to release two of the four that I caught but want to try to breed the male and female which to my knowledge has not been done that much.One thing that is uncertain is: Is this specie detrimental to native American species? I have noticed that is does not eat June bugs. I believe it does eat lady bugs which eat other insects including aphids. Much more scientific, biological research needs to be done on Med Geckos - It has not been done so far. I have noticed that American Anoles- green chameleons- have not been that frequent where these geckos are. Do the Geckos eat their eggs and drive them off? These Med Geckos are very smart and have keen eyesight at night when they appear. They are an advanced lizard specie. Only appearing at night and having elliptical pupils(The only American gecko specie) ensure survival- This lizard is incredible. It is very quick and is very difficult to catch by me or birds,etc. This specie is presently being fed on small crickets which they love.

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