Hemidactylus murrayi
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In 3 days ~50% in a week ~80%
Murray's house gecko (Hemidactylus murrayi) is a species of gecko. It is found in western India, Myanmar, and Malaysia. It was previously considered conspecific with Hemidactylus brookii but revalidated by Lajmi and colleagues in 2016. Its status remains unclear because the types are lost.
The specific name murrayi honours James A. Murray, a British zoologist. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
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| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
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| 1 | Kuching | 🇲🇾 Malaysia |
Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Murray's House Gecko sighting in Kuching on a given day, based on 24 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 13th most-seen of the 15 reptiles we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 50%, and over a week to about 80%, if each day is a fresh chance.
March
In that month about 70% of wildlife watchers report a Murray's House Gecko in Kuching on a given day, against under 5% in April–July and September–February, the lowest months.
Only Kuching, in our data
Kuching is the only city on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Murray's House Gecko sightings: about 20% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same genus: Hemidactylus
The closest relatives of the Murray's House Gecko that you can see in Kuching (genus Hemidactylus, House Geckos) are Flat-tailed House Gecko (about 70%) and Common House Gecko (about 50%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Murray's House Gecko is recorded against all the reptiles logged in Kuching (24 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.
