Tropical House Gecko

Where to see

Tropical House Gecko

Hemidactylus mabouia

Main Ridge Forest Reserve leads · 22 parks ranked by real sighting rates

Parks Ranked

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

#ParkCountrySighting
1 Main Ridge Forest Reserve 🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago
~50%
2 Gonarezhou National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
~50%
3 Amboró National Park 🇧🇴 Bolivia
~40%
4 Brownsberg Nature Park 🇸🇷 Suriname
~40%
5 iSimangaliso Wetland Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
~40%
6 Everglades National Park 🇺🇸 United States
~40%
7 South Luangwa National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
~40%
8 Serra dos Órgãos National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
~30%
9 Itatiaia National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
~30%
10 uMkhuze Game Reserve 🇿🇦 South Africa
~30%
11 Big Cypress National Preserve 🇺🇸 United States
~30%
12 Kruger National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
~30%
13 Gorongosa National Park 🇲🇿 Mozambique
~30%
14 Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
~30%
15 Iguazú National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina
~20%
16 Anavilhanas National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
~20%
17 Liwonde National Park 🇲🇼 Malawi
~20%
18 Nairobi National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
~20%
19 Tijuca National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
~20%
20 Addo Elephant National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
~20%
21 Amacayacu National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
~20%
22 Iguaçu National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
~20%

Before you go

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

Main Ridge Forest Reserve

In Main Ridge Forest Reserve, Trinidad and Tobago, about 50% of wildlife watchers report a Tropical House Gecko sighting on a given day, the highest of the 22 parks where we can rate it, from GBIF citizen-science data.

Where else can you see a Tropical House Gecko?

Gonarezhou National Park and more

After Main Ridge Forest Reserve, the next-best odds of seeing a Tropical House Gecko are in Gonarezhou National Park (Zimbabwe, about 50%), Amboró National Park (Bolivia, about 40%) and Brownsberg Nature Park (Suriname, about 40%). Outside Central America, the best options are Gonarezhou National Park in Africa (about 50%), Amboró National Park in South America (about 40%) and Everglades National Park in North America (about 40%).

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

It depends on the park

In the top parks, the best months are November in Main Ridge Forest Reserve (about 80%), October and November in Gonarezhou National Park (about 70%) and April and August–September in Amboró National Park (about 50%), as the share of wildlife watchers who report a Tropical House Gecko on a given day. Each park's Tropical House Gecko page has the full month-by-month chart.