a nocturnal and often highly vocal lizard which has adhesive pads on the feet to assist in climbing on smooth surfaces. It is widespread in warm regions 壁虎,守宫
Gekkonidae and related families: numerous genera and species 壁虎科及相关科,众多属,众多种
语源
late 18th cent.: from Malay dialect geko, gekok, imitative of its cry