Where to see
Gonatodes albogularis
Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge leads · 22 parks ranked by real sighting rates
Share of wildlife watchers reporting a White-throated Gecko during a day in the park, from citizen-science data (GBIF)
| # | Park | Country | Sighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 2 | Tayrona National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 3 | Cahuita National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 4 | Tortuguero National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 5 | Soberanía National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 6 | Palo Verde National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 7 | Marino Ballena National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 8 | Bastimentos Island National Marine Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 9 | Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 10 | Braulio Carrillo National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 11 | Parque Natural Metropolitano | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 12 | Piedras Blancas National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 13 | Darién National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 14 | Ostional Wildlife Refuge | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 15 | Carara National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 16 | Manuel Antonio National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 17 | Chagres National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 18 | Tenorio Volcano National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 19 | Masaya Volcano National Park | 🇳🇮 Nicaragua | |
| 20 | La Amistad International Park (Panama) | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 21 | Rincón de la Vieja National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 22 | Santa Rosa National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica |
Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge
In Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge, Costa Rica, about 70% of wildlife watchers report a White-throated Gecko sighting on a given day, the highest of the 22 parks where we can rate it, from GBIF citizen-science data.
Tayrona National Natural Park and more
After Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge, the next-best odds of seeing a White-throated Gecko are in Tayrona National Natural Park (Colombia, about 60%), Cahuita National Park (Costa Rica, about 50%) and Tortuguero National Park (Costa Rica, about 40%). Outside Central America, the best option is Tayrona National Natural Park in South America (about 60%).
It depends on the park
In the top parks, the best months are February and August in Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge (about 80%), September and December in Tayrona National Natural Park (about 80%) and January in Cahuita National Park (about 60%), as the share of wildlife watchers who report a White-throated Gecko on a given day. Each park's White-throated Gecko page has the full month-by-month chart.
