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The '''Tokecang Island Gecko''', also known as the '''{{wp|nut}}-eating gecko''' for its peculiar diet, is a {{wp|nocturnal}}, {{wp|arboreal locomotion|arboreal}} species of {{wp|gecko}} found in its [[Tokecang Island|namesake island]] in {{wp|West Java}}, Nusantara, [[Amenria]]. | The '''Tokecang Island Gecko''', also known as the '''{{wp|nut (fruit)|nut}}-eating gecko''' for its peculiar diet, is a {{wp|nocturnal}}, {{wp|arboreal locomotion|arboreal}} species of {{wp|gecko}} found in its [[Tokecang Island|namesake island]] in {{wp|West Java}}, Nusantara, [[Amenria]]. | ||
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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 found in a local nursery rhyme of the same title.
"Tokek" is an onomatopoeia of the mating call made by the males of the species.