Goodwill Gecko
browsing today and this caught my eye. really thought it was a design choice at first but then it MOVED. Immediately took it off the rack (I didn't have a plan, bird brain took over and just said "acquire reptile.") I spent several minutes gently turning the garnet to catch the lizard, had it in my hand for a brief moment, then it jumped and scurried under furniture.
here's the conundrum, i'm no herpatologist, but i'm 70% positive that that's a leopard gecko. it wasn't much bigger than maybe my thumb? I do not live (southeastern Appalachia- US) in an area where they are native. (thought it might be an eastern fence lizard, which we do have, but again, not a herper) I know there's not alot i can do now, 4 hours post gecko discovery, but i am worried that someone's baby is lost in Goodwill. curious as to how this even happened?