A large gecko species (Gekko gecko) native to Southeast Asia, known for its loud call. In Japanese, the name is typically written in katakana.
The tokay gecko is a large gecko that inhabits Southeast Asia.
At night, you can hear the call of the tokay gecko.
Katakana spelling is standard for this animal name; the kanji form is rare.
Kanji spelling with 守宮 (gecko); rarely used in practice.
The name トッケイヤモリ is a compound of トッケイ (from the Malay/Indonesian name 'tokek', imitative of its call) and ヤモリ (gecko).