Tokay gecko

Its lifespan is 17 years, with values up to 23.5 years reported, and it produces 2 clutches of 2 eggs per year, each incubated for 110 days. The IUCN Red List assesses the tokay gecko as Least Concern, which is not a threatened category.

Weight

45.1 g – 72.3 gsrc for Weight

Length

13 cm – 15.2 cmsrc for Length

Lifespan

17 yearssrc for Lifespan

Diet

Carnivoresrc for Diet

Longest recorded lifespan

23.6 years

Main food

Not recorded

Habitat

forestsrc for Habitat

Egg incubation

110 dayssrc for Egg incubation

Young per litter or clutch

1 – 3src for Young per litter or clutch

Age at maturity

9 months – 18 monthssrc for Age at maturity

Litters or clutches a year

2 – 12src for Litters or clutches a year

Reproduction

Eggssrc for Reproduction

Active

At night (nocturnal)src for Active

Lifestyle

Arborealsrc for Lifestyle

Conservation status

Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status

Countries on record

Not recorded

Not recorded

The tokay gecko is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.

1. LCLeast Concern
2. NTNear Threatened
3. VUVulnerable
4. ENEndangered
5. CRCritically Endangered
6. EWExtinct in the Wild
7. EXExtinct

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1. kingdomAnimalia
2. phylumChordata
3. classReptilia
4. orderSquamata
5. familyGekkonidae
6. genusGekko
7. SpeciesGekko gecko (Linnaeus, 1758)

Synonyms Gecko guttatus, Gekko aculeatus, Gekko annulatus, Gekko guttatus, Gekko indicus, Gekko perlatus, Gekko tenuis, Gekko teres, Gekko verticellatus, Gekko verticillatus, Gekko verus, Gymnodactylus tenuis, Lacerta gecko, Platydactylus guttatus, Stellio maculatus

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@misc{tokay_gecko_2026,
  title = {Tokay gecko (Gekko gecko)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/tokay-gecko},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}