The geckos at the casita kept us entertained; allowing me to take close-up pictures with the iPhone by standing on the table and leaning in quite close.
Quite a feat for someone with balance issues....
I think this is a common house gecko (according to Bradt’s guide) probably around 10cm
I named this one Gordon Gecko (because he was greedy, rushing around dispatching ants just as ruthlessly as his namesake took care of his financial rivals) and he was only around 5cm long. The iPhone was very close to him, I kept thinking he would make a dash for it to escape, but he was quite patient.
There were 4 of these little chaps having a turf war I imagine; waving their tails over their heads pretending to be scorpions and then rushing away, bobbing their heads. I could have happily watched them hunting down ants for a few hours.
