#1651 · 🦎 reptiles

Tokay Gecko

🇳🇱 Tokeh ·Gekko gecko

LCleast concern 🦎 Reptiles 📍 outside Europe

10 photos from iNaturalist (Creative Commons) · credits & licences

1. © Ganjar Cahyadi · CC BY-NC 4.0
2. © Xavier Rufray · CC BY-NC 4.0
3. © Andrew Hoffman · CC BY-NC-ND 4.0
4. © Robin Gwen Agarwal (ANudibranchMom on iNaturalist) · CC BY-NC 4.0
5. © Bernard DUPONT · CC BY-SA 4.0
6. Kantor Seksi Konservasi Wil. IV:© Mikael Rikardus Da Silva · CC BY-NC 4.0
7. Puerto Princesa, Palawan, Philippines:© Kseniia Marianna Prondzynska · CC BY 4.0
8. Tambisan, Siquijor, Philippines:© Abner Bucol · CC BY-NC 4.0
9. E Park Ave, Tallahassee, FL, US:© cricketbones · CC BY-NC 4.0
10. Pulau Bali, Gianyar, Bali, ID:© Marvin Biedermann · CC BY-NC 4.0

what is it?

The tokay gecko ( Gekko gecko ) is a nocturnal arboreal gecko in the genus Gekko , the true geckos. It is native to Asia and some Pacific Islands.

base stats

NL sightings 0iNaturalist, research grade
worldwide 17,182iNaturalist observations
weight 60 gadult, up to
length 15.2 cmadult, up to
threat LCleast concern

Bars compare against all animals on log scales: up to 300,000 Dutch and 600,000 worldwide sightings (the most-seen species), 150 t (blue whale), 30 m and 400 years (Greenland shark).

fun facts

No confirmed wild sightings in the Netherlands on iNaturalist: you'd have to travel for this one.
17,182 observations worldwide on iNaturalist.
Weighs only about 60 g.
About 15 cm long.
Scientifically named in 1758 (268 years ago).