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I am trying to identify an animal we have living in our home in Buriram. I was there for a whole month in February and never saw it but heard it everyday... It would 'screech' 4 or 5 times late every night and also do the same mid morning most days. My wife said it is similar to the ever present Jingjocks but much bigger (see indicated it was about as thick as her arm) and brightly coloured. I guess it mostly walked around on the beams in the roof and on more than one occasion I would be drinking a mug of tea in the evening and it's 'droppings' would land on the coffee table narrowly missing my mug.

Above our bed there is a large poster and one morning as I was lying in bed it did it's 'screeching' and with each one the poster moved so I am convinced it was behind it. I told Ubonwan and she said she thought it went behind there sometimes and got a broom to poke the poster but it was no longer there...

She told me it lives in a hole in the wall and some years back when he was little our son put money in the hole to save and when he went to get it found the animal had eaten it... She also says that a man comes once or twice a year to try buy the animals but they wouldn't sell as it is 'good luck' to have and no-one else in our part of the village has one in their homes.

When I asked what the animal is the best I can understand them saying is that it is called a two-kaiy. Does anyone have any idea what I am talking about? I would love to see a picture of one.

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