what kind of lizard/gecko is this?

Those are Mediterranean geckos. They are extremely common on people's houses and on buildings at night around here (I live in DFW). To be technical, house gecko is just a generic name given to them. True house geckos are found in southeast Asia. But anyway, they're easy to care for. They'll eat crickets. Buy some calcium dust and dust the crickets once a week. I would feed them two or three times a week. They may or may not drink water from a dish, so misting them occasionally is good. They are nocturnal and don't require any special lighting. Keep in mind though, no enclosure and set up is better than what they had in the wild. If you tire of them or can't give them proper care, release them for their benefit. Good luck!

It could also be a Texas banded gecko like Johnny said. But Texas banded geckos aren't found anywhere close to DFW, they're much further west. They're easy to tell apart. Texas banded geckos have eye lids and Mediterranean geckos don't.

Sounds like a (nocturnal) Texas banded gecko. If so, feed calcium dusted insects(crickets) of appropriate size and, a 10 gallon screen topped tank that secures will give it a decent home. An over-head lamp with a low watt red bulb, water bowl, a shelter, a branch for it to climb and a sandy or forest type bedding should be okay to provide. Wish you had a pic. If this lizard's tail stripes run the length of the tail, it could also be a species of whiptail lizard.

http://johnbokma.com/mexit/2007/03/02/baby-house-g...

that?

thats a common house gecko

they should really be left in the wild but if you must,

A 20 gallon tall terrarium is sufficient for a couple of house geckos, but bigger is better. Keep in mind that house geckos need vertical space for climbing so use a tall tank. Males are territorial so should only be kept one to a cage, but females get along.

House geckos should be fed a variety of smallish prey items. Crickets can make up the main part of the diet, with the addition of fruit flies and other small flies, silkworms, the occasional mealworm, and other insect prey

75-90 F (24-32 C) should be provided, with a drop at nightime to 65-75 F

Cool. These are House Geckos depending on their size you should buy a tank that suits them best with some of these decor(Driftwood, Reptile Carpet(i suggest),Tons of hides since they are nocturnal, a water dish or u can add some plants and mist them they both work for me. mealworms and crickets will do just fine, and a rock hide(plastic) will be perfect, u do need a heating source for them, and u can place a real rock and a lizard ladder in the tank also. hope that helps. i also live in texas (katy)

how bout some newts? or geckos? or you could get some soft-shell turtles and make it part water part land. Or a chameleon. or a couple tarantulas or a couple emperor scorpions (had some a couple years ago, they are way cool!! glow under black lights and watching them eat crickets is sooo entertaining!!)

sounds like a warrens girdled lizard , they are brown with small yellow and somtimes brown spots. but could be just a comman gecko.

May be a posinous one