How do tokay gecko camouflage them self?

Answer 1

As Humans do, Geckos have Pigments in their Skin. These pigments lighten and darken with the amount of light the gecko's body has recieved. A gecko will go into a darker area, escaping the light and sight on a darker piece of wood, knowing their bodys are cooler and the colours are darker.

Not like a Chameleon, who is able to mimic the colour that they are currently touching.

Answer 2

Geckos are coloured similar to their natural surroundings. Leopard gecko's are sandy in colour - from their natural desert environment, while others are coloured in different shades of green, from their rain-forest habitat.

Answer 3

They either blend in with their background or run away. But, if it gets caught... Well, Leopard Gecko can escape by losing its tail and runs away. Don't worry, a Leopard Gecko can grow back its tail, but it would never be the same.

Answer 4

A gecko is unable to change it's colour to mimic it's back round as a chameleon can. There are species of gecko that have Markings and patterns that are able to find similar looking back rounds and camouflage, but are still unable to change their colours.

A gecko will Fire up and fire down, this relates to how active the animal is, How much lighting they've received, and or the stress levels.

Answer 5

A tokay gecko, when not fired up is a darker brown almost black colouration. They use the bark from tree's to hide themselves. Deep within a shrub or Underneath a fallen piece of lumber. Any where where moisture would retain better you would be able to find a tokay (In it's natural envoirement.

Answer 6

They help each other. Some species protect themselves by dropping their tail when a predator grabs it. They will grow it back within a few months.

Answer 7

the lizard wants to stay away from its predators

Answer 8

Yes.They can also take off their tails