Golden gecko (Fallout: New Vegas)

Golden geckos are creatures found in Mojave Wasteland. They are like the other geckos of the region, but with shiny golden scales.

Characteristics
Golden geckos have been affected by high levels of radiation and as such, when they attack you, you will accumulate a small amount of radiation. Golden Geckos are the most profitable gecko to hunt for hides. While the Golden gecko hide is only worth 20 caps compared to a Fire gecko hide worth 25 caps. When tanned at a campfire the Golden Gecko Hide is worth 250 caps compared to the Tanned Fire Gecko Hide worth only 125 caps. For comparison, a normal Tanned Gecko Hide is worth a mere 50 caps. While Golden Geckos can be considerably more tough than normal Geckos, they are nowhere near as ferocious and deadly as the larger Fire Gecko

Locations
Golden geckos can be found in many irradiated places around the Mojave, most notably around
 * Crescent Canyon
 * Clark Field
 * around Vault 34
 * the areas around Camp Searchlight.

Combat
Golden geckos do significant damage and can easily kill a low level PC. In addition to the radiation effect, they are speedy and attack in groups, and if a follower NPC is attacked by them without PC backup they will usually be killed.

Loot
Golden gecko corpses sometimes contain golden gecko hides and which can be used for Crafting; and occasionally golden gecko eggs which can be sold. Like the normal gecko and fire geckos, they will also provide gecko meat.

Appearances
Golden geckos appear in Fallout: New Vegas.