Where to see
Thecadactylus solimoensis
Yasuní National Park leads · 4 parks ranked by real sighting rates
Share of wildlife watchers reporting a Southern Turnip-tailed Gecko during a day in the park, from citizen-science data (GBIF)
| # | Park | Country | Sighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yasuní National Park | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 2 | Manu National Park | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 3 | Tambopata National Reserve | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 4 | Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve | 🇪🇨 Ecuador |
Yasuní National Park
In Yasuní National Park, Ecuador, about 50% of wildlife watchers report a Southern Turnip-tailed Gecko sighting on a given day, the highest of the 4 parks where we can rate it, from GBIF citizen-science data.
Manu National Park and more
After Yasuní National Park, the next-best odds of seeing a Southern Turnip-tailed Gecko are in Manu National Park (Peru, about 30%), Tambopata National Reserve (Peru, about 30%) and Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve (Ecuador, about 20%).
It depends on the park
In the top parks, the best months are May and September–October in Yasuní National Park (about 60%), January to March in Manu National Park (about 40%) and September and November in Tambopata National Reserve (about 40%), as the share of wildlife watchers who report a Southern Turnip-tailed Gecko on a given day. Each park's Southern Turnip-tailed Gecko page has the full month-by-month chart.
