Talk:Tokay gecko

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[edit] Lack of sources

There are a couple phrases used in this article that sound more like a story than an Encyclopedia entry. I think they can be reasonably cleaned up, as long as someone can find some sources to verify the claims. This phrase is found under the "Discovery" section:

He did not have the proper equipment to further examine the creature, so he sent it to a lab in Germany to be further examined.

And the following, under "Characteristics":

The Tokay is also considered the "pit bull" of the Gecko world…

Does anyone know where this information came from? ~Jonathan (talk) 10:51, 2 June 2008 (UTC)

[edit] How to get rid of them

Anyone know how I can encourage one of these to leave my house? I don't want to kill it but the whole house is starting to smell of it's pooh. There's lots of little crevices and crawl spaces for it to hid in so catching it present a problem. Thanks! 203.155.1.244 05:00, 2 August 2005 (UTC)

Man, I haven’t seen any of these in quite a while. Sorry, I can’t really help, but all the same good luck in driving away that tuko, if you haven’t already. ;)
Try placing ripe Jackfruit near its den. I'm not sure if that will work; it's a folk remedy here in the Philippines. The fruit's smell will either drive it away or attract it. Supposedly. =) -- • Kurt Guirnela • ‡ Talk 09:51, 3 September 2007 (UTC)
  • Wouldn't ripe Durian work better, as far as smell goes? ~Jonathan (talk) 02:24, 5 June 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Broken link:

The link "My experiences with and observations of Tokay Geckos" is broken now. Should it be removed ?

[edit] it's medical use in chinese medicines

due to it's tough and aggressive nature, it's believed to be improving the libido in chinese medicine, should this be mentioned? a pair of geckos are sun-dried and expanded (which i hate, as i love them and kept them as pet once, it was really hard to take care of tho, they always want to attack ANYTHING that comes close to them, even when i was just trying to clean the cage and feed them stuff... well too bad they died a year afterwards.

[edit] Pets

What's the deal with part where it breaks into a personal monologue about some guy's personal pets? It sounds retarded.

[edit] requesting an AUDIO FILE

Is there some specific Wiki-way to request that someone add an AUDIO FILE to be added to this article?

The text "They are renowned for...their loud vocalizations" is just screaming out (albeit ironically in silence) to have an audio file linked to it...

philiptdotcom 05:14, 2 March 2007 (UTC)

This is interesting. Drutt 11:07, 6 March 2007 (UTC)

Why the odd coloration? Does the white-with-red-dots pattern provide camoflage? Drutt 06:57, 17 March 2007 (UTC)

They're nocturnal so the striking coloration does seem a bit puzzling Sean.hoyland 18:05, 2 July 2007 (UTC)

There are some pretty colorful plants in their homeland...

[edit] Gecko File a spam Link ?

For over a year now http://geckofile.top-site-list.com has had a link here . Today someone removed it due to spam . I do not think it is a spam link as it is a very helpful resource . any objections ? Pagosapunk (talk) 22:15, 10 May 2008 (UTC) The way you put up the link to many articles, then yeah. It's considered as spam. --Esanchez(Talk 2 me or Sign here) 22:17, 10 May 2008 (UTC)

I still think it should still be included here tho as the site carries tones of info and links on tokays . —Preceding unsigned comment added by Pagosapunk (talk • contribs) 22:27, 10 May 2008 (UTC)