Where to see
Tarentola mauritanica
Doñana National Park leads · 6 parks ranked by real sighting rates
Share of wildlife watchers reporting a Moorish Gecko during a day in the park, from citizen-science data (GBIF)
| # | Park | Country | Sighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Doñana National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 2 | Monfragüe National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 3 | Sierra Nevada National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 4 | Cévennes National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 5 | Mercantour National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 6 | Pyrénées National Park | 🇫🇷 France |
Doñana National Park
In Doñana National Park, Spain, about 50% of wildlife watchers report a Moorish Gecko sighting on a given day, the highest of the 6 parks where we can rate it, from GBIF citizen-science data.
Monfragüe National Park and more
After Doñana National Park, the next-best odds of seeing a Moorish Gecko are in Monfragüe National Park (Spain, about 40%), Sierra Nevada National Park (Spain, about 40%) and Cévennes National Park (France, about 30%).
It depends on the park
In the top parks, the best months are September in Doñana National Park (about 60%), July in Monfragüe National Park (about 60%) and October in Sierra Nevada National Park (about 50%), as the share of wildlife watchers who report a Moorish Gecko on a given day. Each park's Moorish Gecko page has the full month-by-month chart.
