Tokay geckos don’t need special UVB lights, but they do need a consistent temperature gradient across the tank. During the day, it should be between 75 degrees Fahrenheit and 90 degrees Fahrenheit.

Tokay geckos maintain ecosystem balance by preying on invertebrates, including moths, grasshoppers, beetles, termites, crickets, cockroaches, mosquitoes and spiders. See All Key Ideas.

Tokay geckos are nocturnal lizards that live in Southeast Asia. While there is some demand for them as pets, the real demand is for their use as traditional Asian medicines—everything from an ...

In Chinese medicine, Tokay Geckos are in high demand. Hence, across Asia, this useful and important lizard is being ruthlessly exterminated. Though a few go to the pet trade, each year probably a ...

The Tokay Gecko, which has distinct orange-spotted, blue-grey skin, can grow up to 15.7 inches (40 centimeters) in length. The reptiles feed on insects and worms, ...

Many other gecko species sport similar footgear, but the Tokay is considered to have the most elaborate feet of any lizard known, possibly the most advanced dry-adhesive technology in nature ...

Tokay geckos are greenish gray lizard with gray and orange-brown spots covering body. They are characterized by a slender ...

The baby blue and orange-spotted tokay gecko—whose creaky calls of to-kay provided its onomatopoeic name—have always been ubiquitous throughout Southeast Asia, southern China and India. The ...

Tokay geckos are one of the most charismatic reptile species in Asia and the second largest gecko species in the world. They also are one of the most heavily traded reptiles, with millions ...

This is the moment a defiant tokay gecko refused to let go of a snake trying to squeeze it to death. Pupils at the Wat Suwan Khiri School were about to go to the toilet when they found both reptiles ...

Tokay geckos can use their inner ear to detect vibrations. However, it’s unclear if western banded geckos like the one above can do the same. Image source: Viktor / Adobe.

Shiva tokay geckos are considered “large,” reaching almost 10 inches in length, the study said. They have “robust” bodies with “long” limbs and “short” fingers and toes.