Ecological Relationships
Tokays live in tropical and subtropical enviroments, are found among vegetation in rainforests, on mountainsides and rocky outcrops, in deserts, and as pets in human habitation
They travel on floating debris to colinate tropical islands
Tokays form mutualistic relationships with humans in tropical areas -- humans provide shelter and Tokays provide insect extermination
Tokays smell using the nose and the Jacobson's Organ. The Jacobson's organ is a pair of sacs lined with sensory cells situated in the palate. The tongue transports scents to the Jacobson's organ in the form of airborne molecules that are drawn into the mouth and transported to the Jacobson's organ.
Eyes are covered by a single scale that is cleaned with the tongue
Hearing range is from 300 to 10,000 Hertz