Hemiphyllodactylus hongkongensis
In 3 days ~30% in a week ~50%
Hemiphyllodactylus hongkongensis, also known as the Hong Kong slender gecko, is a species of gecko. It is endemic to Hong Kong. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
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| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
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| 1 | Hong Kong | 🇨🇳 China |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Hong Kong Slender Gecko sighting in Hong Kong on a given day, based on 53 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 16th most-seen of the 43 reptiles we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 30%, and over a week to about 50%, if each day is a fresh chance.
July
In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Hong Kong Slender Gecko in Hong Kong on a given day, against under 5% in November to February, the lowest months. That is one of Hong Kong's wettest months, with about 190 mm of rain against 25 mm in December.
Between 8 and 11 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Hong Kong Slender Gecko sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 pm and 6 am: it is mostly seen at night.
Only Hong Kong, in our data
Hong Kong is the only city on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Hong Kong Slender Gecko sightings: about 10% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same family: Gekkonidae
The closest relatives of the Hong Kong Slender Gecko that you can see in Hong Kong (family Gekkonidae, Typical Geckos) are Southern Palm Gecko (about 40%), Oriental Leaf-toed Gecko (about 20%) and Mutilating Gecko (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Hong Kong Slender Gecko is recorded against all the reptiles logged in Hong Kong (53 verified sightings), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.
