JackWanamaker

Then I suppose it's defense has worked!

Another possibility is Lucasium wombeyi.

Thank you for the effort and the great resource! As for the tail, I remember it being a natural continuation of the body, that is that it wasn't bulbous, strangely shaped, or of a different pattern/color than the rest of the body. It seems as though slightly different colorations and patterns are available to geckos within the same species in this genus.

I am thinking it is genus Holconia, most likely species: Holconia neglecta. Thoughts?

Great series, very informative. If I am not mistaken, the larger females of this species will eat the males if they approach her at the wrong time in her reproductive cycle.

Thanks Dave, I have to admit that I really just got lucky with the lighting here, not only are these images not stacked but they were shot without a macro lens or flash!

Thanks all! I've added an additional image as well as a video clip of this individual jumping onto my camera lens as I tried to focus.

It looks like something from the genus Popillia, my first thought was Japanese Beetle but the pattern of colors is slightly different.

Is it a possibility that this individual is leucistic?

Thanks for the suggestion ForestDragon, I am still uncertain but I do agree the body shape and cryptic coloration points towards Amorphoscelidae. One piece of information which might help with an ID is the way that this creature moved. It ran jerkily, feigning steps and rocking in place sometimes.