{"id":372507,"date":"2026-09-24T14:09:01","date_gmt":"2026-09-24T08:39:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/?p=372507"},"modified":"2026-09-24T14:09:01","modified_gmt":"2026-09-24T08:39:01","slug":"tokay-geckos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/tokay-geckos\/","title":{"rendered":"Tokay Geckos"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"content-box-green\">\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>News:<\/strong> DRI officers intercepted two persons in Mariani, Assam and seized 86 live endangered Tokay Geckos under the Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h2 class=\"content-box-green red-h2-box\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">About Tokay Geckos<\/h2>\n<figure style=\"width: 374px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com\/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcS-OGzMjhu57no_i_WrIPSq_A-3doQ90kW_408Nz9LB6XqZWzu11sN6i1k&amp;s=10\" alt=\"Tokay Gecko \" width=\"374\" height=\"249\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source: Reptiles Magazine<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">Tokay gecko is a<strong> lizard species<\/strong> with orange-spotted blue-grey skin.\n<ul>\n<li>They are<strong> one of the largest geckos alive today<\/strong> which can grow up to 14 inches in length.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Scientific name: <\/strong>Gekko gecko<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Habitat:<\/strong> They live in <strong>tropical rainforests, rock crevices or manmade environment<\/strong>s with a variety of microhabitats.<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Distribution:<\/strong> They are found across southeast and east Asia.<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Species:<\/strong> Two variants of tokay geckos exist: <strong>a red-spotted and a black-spotted<\/strong><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Characterstics:<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Appearance:<\/strong> They have <strong>thick, cylindrical bodies,<\/strong> with heads set apart from their necks.\n<ul>\n<li>Their limbs are well-defined and powerful, and their bodies are covered in spots.<\/li>\n<li><strong data-start=\"34\" data-end=\"49\">Camouflage:<\/strong> They can<strong>\u00a0changes its skin colour<\/strong> to blend with its surroundings.<\/li>\n<li><strong data-start=\"111\" data-end=\"126\">Skin folds:<\/strong> Their<strong>\u00a0skin folds help it blend with tree surfaces<\/strong> and <strong>avoid casting shadows.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong data-start=\"204\" data-end=\"213\">Tail:<\/strong> They can <strong>drop its tail to escape predators,<\/strong> and the tail grows back in about three weeks.<\/li>\n<li><strong data-start=\"304\" data-end=\"313\">Grip:<\/strong> Tiny structures called <strong data-start=\"337\" data-end=\"346\" data-is-only-node=\"\">setae<\/strong> help them stick strongly to vertical and overhead surfaces.<\/li>\n<li><strong data-start=\"407\" data-end=\"416\">Bite:<\/strong> They are very fast and a <strong>strong bite.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong data-start=\"458\" data-end=\"467\">Eyes:<\/strong> They have <strong>two large eyes<\/strong> and a light-sensitive <strong data-start=\"512\" data-end=\"525\" data-is-only-node=\"\">third eye<\/strong> called the parietal eye.<\/li>\n<li><strong data-start=\"553\" data-end=\"563\">Smell: <\/strong>They <strong>uses its nose and tongue to detect scents<\/strong> through the <strong data-start=\"621\" data-end=\"641\" data-is-only-node=\"\">Jacobson\u2019s organ<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Behaviour:\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>They are <strong>arboreal.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>They are <strong>solitary, nocturnal\u00a0hunters<\/strong> and are<strong> more likely to sit and wait for prey than to actively forage.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>They <strong>communicate vocally<\/strong> to find members of the opposite sex during the breeding season.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Diet:<\/strong> They are <strong>insectivorous, and eat pests<\/strong> such as cockroaches. They may also <strong>eat small rats, mice and snakes.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Threats: <\/strong>They face major threats from the <strong>illegal wildlife trade and hunting.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Conservation status:<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>IUCN: Least Concern\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972:<strong> Schedule I<\/strong><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>CITES:\u00a0<\/strong><strong>Appendix-II <\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>News: DRI officers intercepted two persons in Mariani, Assam and seized 86 live endangered Tokay Geckos under the Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972. About Tokay Geckos Tokay gecko is a lizard species with orange-spotted blue-grey skin. They are one of the largest geckos alive today which can grow up to 14 inches in length. 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