Common House Gecko

Where to see

Common House Gecko

Hemidactylus frenatus

Taroko National Park leads · 61 parks ranked by real sighting rates

Parks Ranked

Share of wildlife watchers reporting a Common House Gecko during a day in the park, from citizen-science data (GBIF)

#ParkCountrySighting
1 Taroko National Park 🇹🇼 Taiwan
~50%
2 Tayrona National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
~50%
3 Ankarafantsika National Park 🇲🇬 Madagascar
~40%
4 Main Ridge Forest Reserve 🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago
~40%
5 Cuc Phuong National Park 🇻🇳 Vietnam
~40%
6 Cabo Pulmo National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico
~40%
7 Ostional Wildlife Refuge 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~30%
8 Braulio Carrillo National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~30%
9 Daintree National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
~30%
10 Palo Verde National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~30%
11 Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
~30%
12 Khao Luang National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
~30%
13 Las Baulas Marine National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~30%
14 Raja Ampat 🇮🇩 Indonesia
~30%
15 Cat Tien National Park 🇻🇳 Vietnam
~30%
16 Tangkoko Nature Reserve 🇮🇩 Indonesia
~30%
17 Kinabalu Park 🇲🇾 Malaysia
~30%
18 Wilpattu National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
~30%
19 Khao Sok National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
~30%
20 Minneriya National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
~30%
21 Tenorio Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~30%
22 Danum Valley Conservation Area 🇲🇾 Malaysia
~30%
23 Taman Negara National Park 🇲🇾 Malaysia
~30%
24 Soberanía National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
~30%
25 Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~30%

Before you go

Which is the best park to see a Common House Gecko?

Taroko National Park

In Taroko National Park, Taiwan, about 50% of wildlife watchers report a Common House Gecko sighting on a given day, the highest of the 61 parks where we can rate it, from GBIF citizen-science data.

Where else can you see a Common House Gecko?

Tayrona National Natural Park and more

After Taroko National Park, the next-best odds of seeing a Common House Gecko are in Tayrona National Natural Park (Colombia, about 50%), Ankarafantsika National Park (Madagascar, about 40%) and Main Ridge Forest Reserve (Trinidad and Tobago, about 40%). Outside Asia, the best options are Tayrona National Natural Park in South America (about 50%), Ankarafantsika National Park in Africa (about 40%) and Main Ridge Forest Reserve in Central America (about 40%).

When is the best time to see a Common House Gecko?

It depends on the park

In the top parks, the best months are May in Taroko National Park (about 70%), May in Tayrona National Natural Park (about 80%) and October in Ankarafantsika National Park (about 60%), as the share of wildlife watchers who report a Common House Gecko on a given day. Each park's Common House Gecko page has the full month-by-month chart.