Where to see
Hemidactylus platyurus
Danum Valley Conservation Area leads · 15 parks ranked by real sighting rates
Share of wildlife watchers reporting a Flat-tailed House Gecko during a day in the park, from citizen-science data (GBIF)
| # | Park | Country | Sighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danum Valley Conservation Area | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 2 | Khao Sok National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 3 | Cat Tien National Park | 🇻🇳 Vietnam | |
| 4 | Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 5 | Kaeng Krachan National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 6 | Khao Yai National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 7 | Sepilok | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 8 | Kinabalu Park | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 9 | Bali Barat National Park | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 10 | Gunung Leuser National Park | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 11 | Khao Luang National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 12 | Taman Negara National Park | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 13 | Tangkoko Nature Reserve | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 14 | Komodo National Park | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 15 | Doi Inthanon National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand |
Danum Valley Conservation Area
In Danum Valley Conservation Area, Malaysia, about 50% of wildlife watchers report a Flat-tailed House Gecko sighting on a given day, the highest of the 15 parks where we can rate it, from GBIF citizen-science data.
Khao Sok National Park and more
After Danum Valley Conservation Area, the next-best odds of seeing a Flat-tailed House Gecko are in Khao Sok National Park (Thailand, about 50%), Cat Tien National Park (Vietnam, about 50%) and Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary (Malaysia, about 40%).
It depends on the park
In the top parks, the best months are February, June–July and September in Danum Valley Conservation Area (about 60%), October in Khao Sok National Park (about 70%) and February in Cat Tien National Park (about 70%), as the share of wildlife watchers who report a Flat-tailed House Gecko on a given day. Each park's Flat-tailed House Gecko page has the full month-by-month chart.
