Mediodactylus danilewskii
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~50%
The Mediterranean thin-toed gecko (Mediodactylus danilewskii) is a species of lizard in the family Gekkonidae. It is found in Bulgaria, Ukraine, Turkey, and Greece. Isolated populations were also spotted in Bucharest. It is sometimes considered a subspecies of Kotschy's gecko. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
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More parks will be added in future updates.
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
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| 1 | Istanbul | 🇹🇷 Turkey |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Mediterranean Thin-toed Gecko sighting in Istanbul on a given day, based on 14 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 6th most-seen of the 9 reptiles we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 50%, if each day is a fresh chance.
July and December
In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Mediterranean Thin-toed Gecko in Istanbul on a given day, against under 5% in January–March, May, September and November, the lowest months.
Between 8 and 11 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Mediterranean Thin-toed Gecko sightings with a recorded time, and about 6 in 10 of them come between 6 pm and 6 am: it is seen both by day and at night.
Only Istanbul, in our data
Istanbul is the only city on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Mediterranean Thin-toed Gecko sightings: about 10% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Mediterranean Thin-toed Gecko is recorded against all the reptiles logged in Istanbul (14 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.
