Paroedura bastardi
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In 3 days ~90% in a week >90%
Mocquard's Madagascar ground gecko (Paroedura bastardi) is a species of lizard in the family Gekkonidae. It is a moderately-sized reptile reaching just over 7 cm (2.8 in) in snout–vent length. The species is endemic to southeastern Madagascar, where it can be found on the ground or climbing tree trunks.
Although it was formerly thought to be a widespread species throughout much of west and south Madagascar, morphological and genetic analyses have found that this was due to misclassification, and that this definition of the species is actually a species complex comprising several cryptic species. Today, it is known that P. bastardi in the strict sense is actually restricted to the extreme southeast of the country.
The Mocquard's Madagascar ground gecko was first described in 1900 by François Mocquard under the scientific name Phyllodactylus bastardi. The specific name, bastardi, is in honor of French paleontologist Eugène Joseph Bastard (1865–1910). In 1974, several Malagasy species assigned to Phyllodactylus were reassigned to the genus Paroedura, including this species (renamed as Paroedura bastardi). The Ibity ground gecko was initially described as a subspecies of... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Berenty Reserve | 🇲🇬 Madagascar |
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Likely
About 50% of wildlife watchers report a Mocquard's Madagascar Ground Gecko sighting in Berenty Reserve on a given day, based on 5 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 5th most-seen of the 5 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.
July–August and October
In those months about 60% of wildlife watchers report a Mocquard's Madagascar Ground Gecko in Berenty Reserve on a given day, against about 10% in November, the lowest month. Those are among Berenty Reserve's driest months, with about 15 mm of rain a month against 85 mm in February. June, September and December–March have too few records to rate.
Between 10 am and 1 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Mocquard's Madagascar Ground Gecko sightings with a recorded time, and about 7 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is most active around dawn and dusk.
Only Berenty Reserve, in our data
Berenty Reserve is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Mocquard's Madagascar Ground Gecko sightings: about 50% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Mocquard's Madagascar Ground Gecko is recorded against all the reptiles logged in Berenty Reserve (5 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.
