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==Etymology==
==Etymology==


"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.


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Tokecang Island Gecko
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G. tokecangensis
Binomial name
Gekko tokecangensis
Roesli, 1963

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.