This was our welcome home committee. A 2 inch (5cm) House Gecko, part of the family Gekkonidae. They hatch from little white eggs about the size of a small green pea. This guy was hiding in the recess of the door frame. In this case, hiding from predators during the day, so he can be near the outside light during the night. The light draws small insects that become gecko food. I have seen this species grow up to about four or five inches. If you spot them at night, their bodies can be transparent and you can see most of the gecko’s internal organs working away. The stucco is painted beige so the transparent part may be a camouflage thing. Five days worth of comments is a tough thing to try to catch up with but my plan is to do that over the next few days. Thanks for dropping by my gallery and all those comments and favs left while I was traveling back to Florida. Dana