Some say it sounds like “Tokay”. Some say it sounds like “Gecko”. American soldiers in Vietnam said the Tokay Gecko sounded like he was saying something far less cute…
These excellent climbers have self-cleaning, sticky feet that can clearly best the best human climbers (Outdoors Magazine).
Did You (also) Know?
- The eyelids of these animals are fused together and transparent. They also have a pineal body or “third eye” on the top of their head, which is believed to coordinate their activity with light conditions. The ears can be seen on the outside of the gecko as small holes on both sides of the head. It is possible to see straight through the head of these geckoes through their ears. Their toes that have fine setae on them, allowing them to cling to vertical and over-hanging surfaces and move at fast speeds.
- They have folds of skin that prevent the animal from casting a shadow while resting on a tree. They open up the skin fold completely and this allows them to blend in with the tree bark.
- Calls of the tokay gecko are used for communication, finding members of the opposite sex during the breeding season, and as a means of defense (they emit a hissing or croaking noise when being attacked).
- Tokay geckoes are found from northeast India to the Indo-Australian Archipelago.
- Tokay geckoes eat pests such as cockroaches and locusts. In parts of Southeast Asia, tokay geckoes are regarded as harbingers of luck, good fortune, and fertility. (Smithsonian National Zoo)
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