Tokay Gecko

Gekko gecko

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumChordata (Chordates)
ClassSquamata
FamilyGekkonidae (Typical Geckos)
GenusGekko (Calling Geckos)
SpeciesGekko gecko (Tokay Gecko)

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

at Manas National Park

2 Verified sightings at Manas National Park From 2019 to 2026

677 Verified sightings across all 16 parks From 2019 to 2026

☀️🌙 Day & Night When it's spotted Active throughout day and night

About the Tokay Gecko

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. The word "tokay" is an onomatopoeia of the sound made by males of this species. The common and scientific names, as well as the family name Gekkonidae and the generic term "gecko" come from this species, too, from gekok [ɡekoʔ] in Java Malay, corresponding to tokek [tokeʔ] in Batavian Malay and to tĕkek [təkeʔ] and gokek [ɡokeʔ] in Peninsular Malay.

Two subspecies are currently recognized: G. g. gecko (Linnaeus, 1758) occurs in tropical Asia from northeastern India to eastern Indonesia. G. g. azhari (Mertens, 1955) is found only in Bangladesh. This species is found in northeast India, Bhutan, Nepal, and Bangladesh; throughout Southeast Asia, including Cambodia, Thailand, the Philippines, Malaysia, Vietnam and Indonesia; and toward western New Guinea. Its native habitat is rainforests, where it lives on trees and cliffs, and it frequently adapts to rural human habitations, roaming walls and ceilings at night in search of insect prey. This is an introduced species in some areas... Wikipedia →

Closest Relatives at Manas National Park

LC Endemic

Hemidactylus frenatus

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Global Distribution

Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.

where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there

Parks Where Found

#	Park	Country	Daily sighting probability
1	Cat Tien National Park	🇻🇳 Vietnam	~60%
2	Bali Barat National Park	🇮🇩 Indonesia	~50%
3	Kaeng Krachan National Park	🇹🇭 Thailand	~50%
4	Khao Sok National Park	🇹🇭 Thailand	~40%
5	Kaziranga National Park	🇮🇳 India	~40%
6	Khao Yai National Park	🇹🇭 Thailand	~30%
7	Khao Luang National Park	🇹🇭 Thailand	~20%
8	Everglades National Park	🇺🇸 United States	~10%
9	Kinabalu Park	🇲🇾 Malaysia	~10%
10	Doi Inthanon National Park	🇹🇭 Thailand	~10%
11	Way Kambas National Park	🇮🇩 Indonesia	Insufficient data
12	Cuc Phuong National Park	🇻🇳 Vietnam	Insufficient data
13	Manas National Park	🇮🇳 India	Insufficient data
14	Royal Manas National Park	🇧🇹 Bhutan	Insufficient data
15	Tanjung Puting National Park	🇮🇩 Indonesia	Insufficient data
16	Tangkoko Nature Reserve	🇮🇩 Indonesia	Insufficient data

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