speaking lizards?

Geckos, of the Family Gekkonidae, compose some 1000 species of the world's 3300 species of lizards. There are four sub-families of Geckos, and the species of the most numerous sub-family, Gekkoninae, are the ones most likely to "talk".

In fact, the name "gecko" is an onomotopeia, meaning that the name of the animal comes from the sound that they make.

The Tokay Gecko from southeast Asia, is the gecko that makes the biggest sound "tuko-tuko" or "geh-ko, geh-ko".

Males make the sound, as it is both a mating call and a territorial call. As a mating call, it attracts females. As a territorial call, it deters other males.

Since most geckos are nocturnal, sound is the best way in which they communicate. Sure, there are day geckos, but fewer than 100 species of them exist, and they still have a voice (vestigal and inherited from their nocturnal ancestors).

I kept and bred geckos in captivity for 15 years, and wrote a number of natural history and captive care and husbandry and reproductive articles on this marvellous family of lizards.

I also wrote a book, please see the source.

LOL.. barking lizards...

Well, the first thing is, what species are they? Some vocalize a lot more just because of who they are.

At night, they become very active and go hunting and mating, but they aren't particularly pack animals that hunt together, so those noises you hear aren't to "communicate" to stay in a group. They could be mostly to warn others about who is the boss. Meaning, that juicy slug is mine, that hot babe ready to lay eggs is mine, and you go elsewhere or else...

So when you hear them, it is possible that there were several males in the same area, or possible predators were spotted by them

lizards do make sound whether in south/east/west/north.

u may not hear it in a city, but at al hill station or in a village where there in no noise during night time, u can hear the sound very clearly.

You have come to right person only i am also a indian yes this will always with you do one thing scare lizards they will go or you can speak their language something like this first close your eyes and say in your mind "i will speak lizard's" language then open eyes see on lizard and speak"saaa gaasiyo hai saa ya hasiyo."

it was wishing u good morng, u should have wished back again tuk, tuk, tuk

they would have been happy

It's either for maiting or it's looking for it's friends. Some animals make noises if you get to close to them, so they might have been warning some animal to back off.

something to do with the temperature maybe (like crickets). or mating. whichever one,im not sure..

I think it wants to communicate with its family members..