Hi, is there a native Arizona Gecko or deseet loving Gecko that would like to be on a Phoenix backyard? We would like to have wild free geckos around and have been told that this kind of Geckos exists in Arizona however we do not know where to find (buy) them nor if it is lawfull to do so. The idea is to release them in the wild so they would provide some natural pest control. We stopped all chemical pest control more than 5 years ago. Now everything around the house is 100% organic and we are building an ecosystem.
Thank in advance for your advice.
Philippe
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Arizona native gecko?
pcand
May 29, 2003 01:31 AM
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NagyReptiles
May 29, 2003 07:47 AM
There is a type of gecko native to your arizona it's a type of banded gecko Coleonyx. I'm not sure if they are on CITES or not you will have to check with your local wild-life control person.
Saker
May 31, 2003 01:21 AM
Philippe, excelent idea on building up a natural pest control!
It is illegal to buy Banded geckos in AZ, and it's illegal to release other gecko's.
What you would need to do is, go out and get some! One of the easiest ways to do this is to hop in your car and drive a stretch of road that goes through good habitat many times until you find the desired geckos. You can get tips on places to go one the field notes forum here at kingsnake or here .
Do you already have naturally occuring lizards? If you do not they are probably a better form of control than the geckos.
Go to www.reptilesofaz.com to see your local lizards and geckos!
pcand
May 31, 2003 08:27 PM
Hi, These web sites are great. I never thought I would find so much resources. We do have naturally occuring lizard of different sizes ranging from 3" to 12". They are from different species but they go fast so hard to tell what species it is. We also have salamander. They are hard to spot. We sometimes see them when pulling a piece of wood or a pot after a rain. they look like Ambystoma tigrinum stebbinsi - Sonoran Tiger Salamander
we had frogs too. As we are no too far away from a golf course with large ponds, they came in. I saw them close to our pond the last 3 years, however I did not see any this year. Eaten? Dried? Hidding? Frogs and toads are excellent night patrollers. They eat tons of pests. I wish they will come back soon. Bye Bye flying corcroaches, pesky crickets and roaches. I mean, we can tolerate some but not too many.
Thanks,
Philippe
