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INADVERTENT TRANSLOCATION OF MARBLED LEAF-TOED GECKO FROM SOUTH AFRICA TO SEYCHELLES: Upon arriving in Seychelles on holiday (on 20 Oct. 2022), an adult Marbled Leaf-toed Gecko (Afrogecko porphyreus) was discovered in my wife’s main luggage. This gecko is presumably from our home in Lakeside (South Africa) where the species is fairly common, e.g.: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/52301783. The specimen was not released in Seychelles.

I was slightly surprised to see this species in our backyard.

Several weeks ago, our neighbour said that he had seen several "Mauereidechsen" (= Podarcis muralis) in his yard, and now this fellow shows up.....