Uroplatus garamaso
In 3 days ~90% in a week >90%
Uroplatus garamaso is a species of lizard in the family Gekkonidae. It is endemic to northern Madagascar. Uroplatus garamaso was originally not recognized as a distinct species from Henkel's leaf-tailed gecko, being referred to as a population of the latter species for decades. Though recognized as a distinct genetic lineage in 2007, it would not be taxonomically assessed until 2023 when U. garamaso was described as a separate species based on DNA sequencing and external morphology. The specific name contains the Malagasy word maso (meaning 'eye'), in reference to the lizard's distinct eye color.
Based on molecular phylogenetic relationships and general appearance, U. garamaso is placed into the U. fimbriatus group as the sister species to U. henkeli. Like other member of the genus Uroplatus (commonly known as leaf-tail geckos), U. garamaso has a wide, flattened tail similar in shape to a leaf. With a snout-vent length of 83–139 mm, it is smaller than the related Henkel's leaf-tailed gecko, and also has more extensive yellow-red coloring in the iris as well as an unpigmented tongue tip (as opposed to the black tongue tip of the Henkel's leaf-tailed gecko...
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| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ankarana National Park | 🇲🇬 Madagascar |
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Likely
About 60% of wildlife watchers report an Uroplatus garamaso sighting in Ankarana National Park on a given day, based on 18 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 5th most-seen of the 12 reptiles we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 90%, and over a week to over 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.
October
In that month about 80% of wildlife watchers report an Uroplatus garamaso in Ankarana National Park on a given day, against about 20% in May–June and December, the lowest months. That is one of Ankarana National Park's driest months, with about 20 mm of rain against 460 mm in January. January to March have too few records to rate.
Between 7 and 10 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Uroplatus garamaso sightings with a recorded time, and about half of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is seen both by day and at night.
Only Ankarana National Park, in our data
Ankarana National Park is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Uroplatus garamaso sightings: about 60% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same family: Gekkonidae
The closest relatives of the Uroplatus garamaso that you can see in Ankarana National Park (family Gekkonidae, Typical Geckos) are Madagascar Giant Day Gecko (about 80%) and Abbott's Day Gecko (about 70%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Uroplatus garamaso is recorded against all the reptiles logged in Ankarana National Park (18 verified sightings from 2019 to 2026), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.
