Ptyodactylus guttatus
In 3 days ~80% in a week >90%
The Sinai fan-fingered gecko (Ptyodactylus guttatus) is a species of gecko. It is found in Egypt in, Israel and the Middle East. It is common in the Sinai desert and the Negev desert. Its fan shaped fingers have given it the name מניפנית in Hebrew coming from the word מניפה which means "fan" Wikipedia →
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No species of the same family or order lives in Jerusalem, so these are its closest relatives here: other reptiles.
Likely
About 50% of wildlife watchers report a Sinai Fan-fingered Gecko sighting in Jerusalem on a given day, based on 39 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 3rd most-seen of the 10 reptiles we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 80%, and over a week to over 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.
October
In that month about 80% of wildlife watchers report a Sinai Fan-fingered Gecko in Jerusalem on a given day, against under 5% in December and January, the lowest months. That is one of Jerusalem's driest months, with about 15 mm of rain against 90 mm in January.
Between 8 and 11 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Sinai Fan-fingered Gecko sightings with a recorded time, and about half of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is seen both by day and at night.
Among the best
Of the 3 cities where we can rate Sinai Fan-fingered Gecko sightings, Jerusalem ranks 2nd at about 50%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Ramallah (Palestine, about 50%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Sinai Fan-fingered Gecko is recorded against all the reptiles logged in Jerusalem (39 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.
