Human activity has spread these lizards around the world — including to the U.S., where you can find tokay geckos in both Florida and Hawaii. Tokay geckos are arboreal creatures. This means that the ...

Across Asia humans in rural areas are in constant contact with the Tokay Gecko, which takes its name from the noise it makes in many Asian languages and in English as well. Reaching up to 30-40cm in ...

Washington, DC—Wildlife trafficking and the unsustainable wildlife and plant trade is a multibillion-dollar industry and a major threat to species in the United States and worldwide, according to a ...

Widespread misconceptions about the medicinal benefits of tokay geckos are leading to these common nocturnal lizards being hunted across Bangladesh. Wildlife traffickers set an exorbitant price on ...

Carrying a backpack on his back and a stick in his hand, Lalpu is wading through the tall grass atop a forested hill. He hears a “ge-cko” croaking call, and stops. He’s sure that at least one gecko is ...

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 16th November 2011—Unfounded claims of a potential cure for Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) is one factor behind a boom in the trade of Tokay Geckos, according to a new ...

A forest department source said, "Already in high demand for its availability in the forests and being easy to carry, the tokay gecko has a new threat. A tokay gecko. (Getty Images) GUWAHATI: The ...

This is the moment a defiant tokay gecko refused to let go of a snake trying to squeeze it to death. Pupils at the Wat Suwan Khiri School were about to go to the toilet when they found both reptiles ...

New research has been investigating the origins of tokay geckos in Hong Kong, both the wild ones and those sold in Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) shops. Tokay geckos are one of the most ...

Ten people have been arrested with four live pangolins, 43 dead tokay gecko, 44.28 kg pangolin scale and two elephant tusks in two different operations on April 19 and 20, forest officials said on ...

Reptiles have long been considered to be dim-witted and cold-blooded (in more ways than one), but research is beginning to find that they possess an impressive collection of cognitive abilities. For ...

For many species threatened by the illegal wildlife trafficking, such as rhinos, elephants, tigers, and bears, debates persist as to whether a legal trade in their parts and products can reduce ...