Tokay Gecko

It reaches a total length of 25–30 cm on average, and some grow to 40 cm. It is believed to be the third-largest gecko species. Individuals can tell mates and offspring from other geckos by smell (Wikipedia, general species account). Its recorded food includes insects and small vertebrates. A female lays clutches of one or two hard-shelled eggs and guard them until they hatch (Wikipedia, general species account). It is native to Asia and some Pacific Islands. (Wikipedia, general species account).

The common and scientific names, as well as the family name Gekkonidae and the generic term "gecko" come from this species, too, from gekok in Java Malay, corresponding to tokek in Batavian Malay and to tĕkek and gokek in Peninsular Malay. Two subspecies are currently recognized: G. g. gecko (Linnaeus, 1758) occurs in tropical Asia from northeastern India to eastern Indonesia. throughout Southeast Asia, including Cambodia, Thailand, the Philippines, Malaysia, Vietnam and Indonesia. (Wikipedia, general species account).