Diners were baffled after noticing this rare pink gecko crawling up the restaurant wall.<br /><br />The seven-inch long reptile appeared inside the building in Surat Thani, southern Thailand, last Sunday (September 15) afternoon.<br /><br />Footage shows how waitresses and customers gathered around the wall to look at the unusual pink gecko.<br /><br />It had brightly coloured pink scales from its tail to the head where it started to fade into a pale red. <br /><br />The creature stayed even when people started to take photographs.<br /><br />Restaurant owner Nongkran Thanasiriruck believes the strange gecko was a kind of good omen. <br /><br />She has since made offerings to the lizard at a small shrine inside the restaurant.<br /><br />Nongkransaid: "Ever since the appearance of the pink gecko, my restaurant's revenue has been growing. <br /><br />"We have been busy ever since it made an appearance. I think he came here to bring us good luck so I will keep giving thanks to him.''
