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Gekko gecko
(Tokay Gecko)
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| Scientific Name | Gekko gecko |
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| Common Name | Tokay Gecko |
| CITES Status | Not CITES Protected |
| Life Span | 18 - 20 years |
| Period | unknown |
| Diet | Carnivore |
| Length | 7 - 14 inches |
| Weight | 150 - 200 grams |
| Terrestrial | Arboreal |
| Distrobution | Bangladesh, India, Nepal, Myanmar (= Burma), Thailand, Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam, Malaysia, S China, Philippine Islands (Palawan, Calamian Islands, Panay, Luzon)
Indonesia (Borneo, Sumatra, Java, Sulawesi, Lombok, Flores, Timor, Aru)
Sulu Archipelago
USA (introduced to Florida and Hawaii [fide McKeown]), Martinique (Caribbean)
azhari: Bangladesh
Terra typica: "Indiis" (in error); "Java" (designated by MERTENS 1955) |
| Notes | None |
| Sub-Species | Gekko gecko gecko
Gekko gecko azhari
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| Humidity | 70 - 75 % |
Daytime Temp | 85 - 92° F |
| Nighttime Temp | 75 - 83° F |
Basking Temp | 95 - 95° F |
| Groups OK | Yes |
Territorial Males | Yes |
| Difficulty | 7 |
Temp-Sexed | unknown |
| Incubation Temp | unknown |
Incubation Time | unknown |
| Food | Crickets, mealworms, waxworms, roaches, (superworms and young pinky mice foe adults will work also) |
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Life Span - Average of 10 years in the wild, but can live 18-20 years in captivity with proper care.
Diet - Insectivorous. They will also feed on smaller geckos, and smaller vertebrates.
Length - Females average 7-10 inches, Males, 9-14.
Weight - 150-300g. on average.
Terrestrial - Arboreal, found mainly on cliffs and in rain forests.
QUICK CARE INFO
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humidity - 70-75%.
night temp - 75 - 83 degrees F
groups - No more than 1 male per enclosure. 1 male housed with 2 females is okay.
difficulty - 7/10. very resilient geckos. main difficulty is the Tokays aggressiveness. a bite from an adult will be very painful and will draw blood.
day temp - 85-93 degrees F.
basking temp - 95 degrees F.
Territorial Males - males are VERY territorial. they will attack other males or any other gecko species in their area.
Food - Crickets, mealworms, waxworms, roaches, (superworms and young pinky mice foe adults will work also) |
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| Featured Breeders | | None Listed - Add a Breeder | | Other Breeders | Morgan Weiss http://www.Homegrownscales.com
Breeder of Normal and High quality color morphs of Tokays and other Reptiles |
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Tokay gecko care http://www.flockreptiles.com/tokay_Care_information.html
A short care sheet written by Cliff Flock about Tokay geckos. |
References
Mar 2006 - The EMBL Reptile Database
Mar 2006 - Lacerta Gecko LINNAEUS 1758: 205
Mar 2006 - Gekko verticellatus LAURENTI 1768 (fide TAYLOR 1963)
Mar 2006 - Gekko teres LAURENTI 1768
Mar 2006 - Gekko aculeatus HOUTTUYN 1782 (non Gecko aculeatus SPIX 1825)
Mar 2006 - Gekko perlatus HOUTTUYN 1782
Mar 2006 - Gekko guttatus DAUDIN 1802
Mar 2006 - Gekko verus MERREM 1820: 42
Mar 2006 - Gekko annulatus KUHL 1820: 132
Mar 2006 - Gecko Reevesii GRAY 1831
Mar 2006 - Platydactylus guttatus - DUMRIL & BIBRON 1836: 328
Mar 2006 - Gekko tenuis [HALLOWELL 1857]
Mar 2006 - Gekko indicus [GIRARD 1858]
Mar 2006 - Gymnodactylus tenuis HALLOWELL 1856 - BOULENGER 1885: 22
Mar 2006 - Gecko verticillatus [sic] - BOULENGER 1885: 183
Mar 2006 - Gecko verticillatus [sic] - BOULENGER 1894: 82
Mar 2006 - Gekko gecko - BARBOUR 1912
Mar 2006 - Gecko verticillatus - DE ROOIJ 1915: 56
Mar 2006 - Gekko gecko - TAYLOR 1963: 799
Mar 2006 - Gekko gecko - KLUGE 1993
Mar 2006 - Gekko gecko - RSLER 1995: 120
Mar 2006 - Gekko gecko - MANTHEY & GROSSMANN 1997: 231
Mar 2006 - Gekko gecko - COX et al. 1998: 82
Mar 2006 - Gekko gecko - ZIEGLER 2002: 165
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