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 – Claims that a nocturnal Asian lizard can be used to help treat the HIV virus have led to a sharp boom in smuggling of the reptile, putting it at risk, a conservation group ...

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 ...

A gecko was caught on camera desperately holding its friend in its mouth to stop him falling to the ground. The footage was captured by a curious passerby in Tay Ninh, Vietnam. The video features two ...

A stunning reptile with a secret in its tail, the tokay gecko captivates anyone that encounters it. Native to parts of Asia and some Pacific islands, this formidable lizard has also been encountered ...

A joint team of Imphal West district police and People for Animal (PFA), Thoubal rescued four tokay geckos kept in a cage at a taxi stand in Langol foothills here on Wednesday. IMPHAL: A joint team of ...

Claims that a nocturnal Asian lizard can be used to help treat the HIV virus have led to a sharp boom in smuggling of the reptile, putting it at risk of extinction, a conservation group said yesterday ...

Demand for the Tokay Gecko has skyrocketed in recent years after online blogs, newspaper articles and wildlife traders extolled the consumption of the lizard's tongue and internal organs as a miracle ...

A conservationist group says claims that a nocturnal Asian lizard could treat AIDS has led to a sharp boom in illegal smuggling of the reptile. TRAFFIC Southeast Asia says demand for the tokay gecko ...

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 ...

With more than one million geckos estimated to be traded annually, effective implementation of this newly adopted listing could help, tokay geckos benefit from increased monitoring and regulation of ...

Tokay geckos are one of the most charismatic reptile species in Asia and the second largest gecko species in the world. They also are one of the most heavily traded reptiles, with millions exported ...