Do you know what is a Tokay Gecko?
The Penang Butterfly Farm has just adopted an unusual but interesting looking gecko. It is known as the Tokay Gecko ( トッケイヤモリ ), the second largest species of all geckos. Originally from Southeast Asia, this creature is from a family species called Gekkonidae and the length of this magnificent creature could reach up to 35cm long. It can be found in tropical rainforest, mainly on trees and cliffs. They have very fine hairs on their toes and that allow them to stick on walls and ceilings without falling.
This gecko has an amazing body color with striking red dots and bluish background. The eyes are prominent which have vertical slits on them. Similar to most geckos, the Tokay gecko has two hidden ears. Besides its magnificent body color, the Tokay gecko is an aggressive carnivores’ reptile which has an Insectivorous diet. It is also capable of biting and has an unpredictable temperament, so do be careful!
Breeding season for this gecko species will normally last for about 4 to 5 months and during the mating process, the male gecko will hold onto the female using their mouth. In order to attract a female gecko, the male gecko makes a call and it can be heard over a wide area. This loud sound is repeated for a couple of times hoping that a female gecko will respond. The male will approach the female from the back, where the male gecko later will place its teeth on the female’s neck section to hold her in place as they move from side to side during the mating process. After mating, the female will look for a safe place to lay its eggs, and when the right location is found, she will then lay the eggs and secure them to a solid base where they will be guarded by both male and female gecko until they hatch. One of the interesting feature about this gecko is the females can lay eggs about every month.
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Tags: gecko, lizard, tokay, tokay gecko, トッケイヤモリ
I’m going to visit the farm soon… Hope to see your Gecko there. 🙂
i think tokay geckos are pretty cool and there pretty cute, eccept when they bite but doesnt all geckos bite sometimes lol but i have a golden gecko and hes really mild and never bites. i never had my gecko bite me so yeah i love geckos
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A process of the breeding is a very detailed site!!
I Googled for something completely different, but found your page and have to say thanks. Nice to read …
Unfortunately today there is big hunting for this type of gecko all over south east asia up to india.
We have to find solution to protect this animal.
Today in my country (Indonesia) it is extremely very difficult to find this type due to this hunting activity
Its a very sad situation.
Do they hunt the geckos for food ??
yah hola…pretty interesting info to read especially the breeding section…actually rumors said tokay gecko can cure illness/sickness like AIDS , Cancer etc (only rumors). so they hunt it and sold it with a higher price…i think the solution is, it would be best if we can breed it like a cattle (^_^)
is it true that this creature can cure HIV
for info the ”tokay” is the sound make by this kind of gecko
..the size of this kind currently unknow bcoz lately some1 found a 50kg tokay gecko…
this creature also available at my country,my home as well…Malaysia..
people hunt this tokay a lots due to its amazing high price in market….
Tokay gecko can fetch a high price today. There are many people now offering tokay gecko for sale. One of these reptiles can fetch up to a million of ringgit. Apparently it is used in traditional medicine to cure AIDS and cancer. You heard about this ?
some ppl hunt “tokay” can using medicated ?/
I wonder why the tokay gecko is being sold at high price for its so called medicinal value to cure aids and cancer, and some people even offer to buy at 1 million ringgit for a gecko weigh 1000 grams which I am not sure whether it will ever reach that size. i think the activities should be stamped out as many villagers locally are out hunting geckos instead of doing what they should do to carry out their normal living.