Years of experience?

As we hear politicians talking about years of experience, let's think about the Geiko gecko. You ask whether a humble (or not...) lizard can have years of experience? It's known that the gecko has a long and ancient lineage, but scientists from Oregon State University and the Natural History Museum of London have just found a 100-million-year old gecko, almost doubling the known history of the species. But nobody knows if a gecko were ever the mayor of a small town...