A few nights ago i kept hearing a very unusual sound outside my hotel room door which i thought may have been a type of frog i had never heard before .
It sounded like this .
The next day i asked one of the staff and she said it was a gekko . Now being from Australia i have seen plenty of gekkos and i assumed that this was a similar size.
It turned out to be a Tokay gekko and i was quite surprised to see that it was nearly a foot or 30 cm long.
Here are a couple of photos i got of him the next day when it was light .
After reading a few facts it turns out these guy's can live up to ten years and can have a bit of a temper. Apparently they lock on when they bite and the best thing to do is submerge it in water or dab vinegar on its nose until they let go .
Thanks for reading my post.
Sources - sound file https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Mating_call_of_a_male_Tokay_gecko_(Gekko_gecko).ogg
I am fine with the small geckos in my room.
This one...not so fine.
Where in thailand was this?
Haha, they are loud. This is in Naiharn beach down the bottom of Phuket.
But they are apparently all over Asia.
yeah got loads of them here in chalong.
but didnt see such a big one yet
amazing gecko -- i am aussie and found you on team australia -- i am now following and upvoted your post of course -- keep rockin -David
Hey thanks ,good to see more Aussie's round here , look forward to your posts.
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