Tokay Gecko

Tokay Gecko care at a glance

Adult length

25–35 cm (10–14 in)

Adult weight

150–300 g (5.3–10.6 oz)

Lifespan

15–20 years

Basking / warm side

30–32 °C (86–90 °F)

Cool side

24–27 °C (75–81 °F)

Night minimum

21 °C (70 °F)

Humidity

60–80%

UVB

Recommended

Diet

Insects

Activity

Nocturnal

Lifestyle

Arboreal

Known for a hard, defensive bite.

Typical values from common keeping practice, not yet reviewed. Individual animals and setups vary.

Tokay Gecko research

259 published papers in the HerpAtlas library. Most cited below, or see the latest research →

• A contribution to the functional analysis of the foot of the Tokay, Gekko gecko (Reptilia: Gekkonidae)

  Journal of Zoology · 1975 · cited 271 times

• Detection and analysis of six lizard adenoviruses by consensus primer PCR provides further evidence of a reptilian origin for the atadenoviruses.

  Journal of virology · 2004 · cited 254 times

• Evidence for self-cleaning in gecko setae.

  Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America · 2005 · cited 195 times

• Effective elastic modulus of isolated gecko setal arrays.

  The Journal of experimental biology · 2006 · cited 123 times

• The morphological basis of weight-bearing in the scansors of the tokay gecko (Reptilia: Sauria)

  Canadian Journal of Zoology · 1986 · cited 108 times

• Telencephalic connections in lizards. I. Projections to cortex.

  The Journal of comparative neurology · 1984 · cited 88 times

• Over-exploitation and illegal trade of reptiles in Indonesia

  2012 · cited 86 times

• A third, ultraviolet-sensitive, visual pigment in the Tokay gecko (Gekko gekko).

  Vision research · 1994 · cited 82 times

Tokay Gecko natural history notes

Field and captive observations published in Herpetological Review's Natural History Notes. Each is a single observation, summarized by us, with a link to the original.