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"Tokecang" is a {{wp|Sundanese language|Sundanese}} {{wp|nonsense word}} from a local {{wp|nursery rhyme}} of the same title. | "Tokecang" is a {{wp|Sundanese language|Sundanese}} {{wp|nonsense word}} from a local {{wp|nursery rhyme}} of the [[w:id:Tokécang|same title]]. | ||
"Tokek" is an {{wp|onomatopoeia}} of the mating call made by the males of the species. | "Tokek" is an {{wp|onomatopoeia}} of the mating call made by the males of the species. | ||
[[Category: Realms]] [[Category: Species]] [[Category: Realms species]] [[Category: Non sentient species in Realms]] | [[Category: Realms]] [[Category: Species]] [[Category: Realms species]] [[Category: Non sentient species in Realms]] | ||
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| Species: | G. tokecangensis
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| Gekko tokecangensis Roesli, 1963
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The Tokecang Island Gecko, also known as the nut-eating gecko for its peculiar diet, is a nocturnal, arboreal species of gecko found in its namesake island in West Java, Nusantara, Amenria.
Etymology
"Tokecang" is a Sundanese nonsense word from a local nursery rhyme of the same title.
"Tokek" is an onomatopoeia of the mating call made by the males of the species.