Spotted House Gecko

Where to see

Spotted House Gecko

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Taman Negara National Park leads · 8 parks ranked by real sighting rates

Parks Ranked

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

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1 Taman Negara National Park 🇲🇾 Malaysia
~40%
2 Danum Valley Conservation Area 🇲🇾 Malaysia
~40%
3 Bako National Park 🇲🇾 Malaysia
~40%
4 Kinabalu Park 🇲🇾 Malaysia
~30%
5 Sepilok 🇲🇾 Malaysia
~30%
6 Gunung Leuser National Park 🇮🇩 Indonesia
~30%
7 Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary 🇲🇾 Malaysia
~30%
8 Tanjung Puting National Park 🇮🇩 Indonesia
~30%

Before you go

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

Taman Negara National Park

In Taman Negara National Park, Malaysia, about 40% of wildlife watchers report a Spotted House Gecko sighting on a given day, the highest of the 8 parks where we can rate it, from GBIF citizen-science data.

Where else can you see a Spotted House Gecko?

Danum Valley Conservation Area and more

After Taman Negara National Park, the next-best odds of seeing a Spotted House Gecko are in Danum Valley Conservation Area (Malaysia, about 40%), Bako National Park (Malaysia, about 40%) and Kinabalu Park (Malaysia, about 30%).

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

It depends on the park

In the top parks, the best months are February and July in Taman Negara National Park (about 60%), July in Danum Valley Conservation Area (about 70%) and February and June in Bako National Park (about 60%), as the share of wildlife watchers who report a Spotted House Gecko on a given day. Each park's Spotted House Gecko page has the full month-by-month chart.