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The word "tokay" is an onomatopoeia of the sound made by males of this species. [3]: 120 [4]: 253 The common and scientific names, as well as the family name Gekkonidae and the generic term "gecko" come from this species, too, from ge'kok in Javanese, [5] corresponding to tokek in Malay.
Reeves's tokay gecko (Gekko reevesii) is a species of lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is endemic to Asia. Etymology.
Gekko gecko, the Tokay gecko, is a large, common, Southeast Asian gecko known for its aggressive temperament, loud mating calls, and bright markings. Hemidactylus is genus of geckos with many varieties. Hemidactylus frenatus, the common house gecko, thrives around people and human habitation structures in the tropics and subtropics worldwide.
The family Gekkonidae is a member of the infraorder Gekkota, which seems to have first emerged during the Jurassic period (201–145 million years ago). Eichstaettisaurus schroederi is recognized as one of the earliest examples of an ancestral gecko species.
Gekko is a genus of Southeast Asian geckos, commonly known as true geckos or calling geckos, in the family Gekkonidae.Although species such as Gekko gecko (tokay gecko) are very widespread and common, some species in the same genus have a very small range and are considered rare or endangered.
Tokay gecko (Gekko gecko) - introduced; Horsfield's flying gecko (Gekko horsfieldii) - indeterminate; Kuhl's flying gecko (Gekko kuhli) - Pulau Tekong; Spotted house gecko (Gekko monarchus) - common and widespread; Large forest gecko - Bukit Timah Nature Reserve, Central Catchment Nature Reserve (possibly extirpated)
Gekko gecko: Tokay gecko Southeast Asia / 1965 Imported by/through pet trade The Tokay Gecko was first introduced in the Everglades around 1965, in an attempt to exterminate cockroaches. However, in the wild, the gecko will eat lizards, frogs, birds, and other native species. They are nocturnal and territorial.
Gekko gecko (tokay gecko) Gehyra mutilata (stump-toed gecko) Hemidactylus frenatus (common house gecko) Hemidactylus platyurus (flat-tailed house gecko)