this post was submitted on 16 Jul 2023
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This is the smallest vertebrate I've ever seen. I had trouble picking it up over fears of squishing it (it was indoors and trapped). Unfortunately, the tail fell off in the process, but that's what tails do. It seemed impossibly small. Lago de Yojo, Honduras.

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Ooh wow, I am very jealous! I want to go explore Central American forests!

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

These guys are a lot harder to find (and catch) while sifting through leaf litter, lol. A lot of areas in these countries are pretty accessible, though Spanish is a plus.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I found a very similar gecko (Sphaerodactylus glaucus) by the road in Quintana Roo several years ago. I tried to catch it and I thought that I succeeded because I could feel him jumping in between my hands. But when I opened my hands to take a good look I realized that the gecko had managed to jump away and left a very excited tail behind to trick me, so I couldn't get a nice photo :(

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

Oooo this tiny one dropped it's tail too! It sucks when that happens.