Found this cute little native while checking for invasives around my house. He’s back to happily munching on bugs under my porch light.
Small frog, orange with brown stripe pattern as well as splotchy brown spots.
Small brown lizard (probably 3-5 inch’s) ID suggested.
Was in it’s young stage of its’ life. The animal was a beige color with black stripes from one side of its’ body to the other side. It had sticky pads on its’ feet to help it stick better to surfaces.
Red-orange toad with brown spots found among some weeds and moss in Tarpon Springs, Florida
Pitch black color. Stuck its tongue out and came close to me when I accidentally approached it without realizing.
Yes, they have officially taken over this neighborhood. I walked around here for around an hour and counted at least 30. 100% breeding population, location accurate. They seem to still be restricted to 6th, 7th, and 8th Aves N, however, and don't seem to have spread particularly far since they first started being sighted here. However, this is a relatively new population, so who knows whether they will spread to other parts of St. Pete and Pinellas County in the coming years. I just moved down to St. Pete, FL a few weeks ago and am extremely interested in studying and photographing other invasive species, especially herps, throughout the state of FL. If anyone wants to lmk about other places to find invasive species or just wants to chat with me, feel free to DM me here, I'd love to chat!
This is a Tokay Gecko. It is blue and brown and very large compared to other geckos I have seen, around a foot long and a few inches wide. They are a part of the reptile species.
https://animals.net/tokay-gecko/#google_vignette
I found this gecko on the side of my house. They are native to Asia and certain Pacific Islands.