r/geckos • u/spikylilpotato • 14h ago
Identification House or Tokay? Or secret third option
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Not sure if this is a house or a tokay gecko... or something else.
Location: Manila, Philippines
Reasons it might be a house gecko: Coloring, Google Lens says so
Reasons it might be a tokay: It's bigger and darker than any house lizards I've seen before (estimated 10 inches long); I've been hearing a tokay inside my room for the past few nights (been waking up in the middle of the night with how loud it is)
These are the two species I thought it might be but I might also be completely off and it's something else entirely.
Whichever one it turns out to be, are there any tips for how to trap/capture it so I can set it free outside?? I don't mind it and am grateful for the bug control, I just don't like that it's in my room and roams around while I'm asleep šš