Yellow Fan-fingered Gecko

Yellow Fan-fingered Gecko

Ptyodactylus hasselquistii

LCLeast ConcernNTVUENCR
Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible
at Luxor

In 3 days ~70% in a week ~90%

18 Verified sightings at Luxor
December Best month
🌙 Nocturnal When it's spotted

About the Yellow Fan-fingered Gecko

Ptyodactylus hasselquistii, commonly known as the fan-footed gecko, Hasselquist's fan-footed gecko, and the yellow fan-fingered gecko, is a species of gecko, a lizard in the family Phyllodactylidae. The species is native to northern Africa and western Asia.

The specific name, hasselquistii, is in honor of Swedish naturalist Fredrik Hasselquist. Ptyodactylus hasselquistii grows to a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of 96 mm (3.8 in). Ptyodactylus hasselquistii is found in Algeria, Cameroon, Egypt, Eritrea, eastern Ethiopia, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Saudi Arabia (including the Farasan Islands), northern Somalia, Sudan, and Syria.

The type locality is Cairo, Egypt. Ptyodactylus hasselquistii is oviparous. Clutch size is two eggs. Two subspecies are recognized as being valid, including the nominotypical subspecies. Ptyodactylus hasselquistii hasselquistii (Donndorff, 1798)

Ptyodactylus hasselquistii krameri Y. Werner, 1995 – Kramer's yellow fan-fingered gecko Nota bene: A trinomial authority in parentheses indicates that the subspecies was originally described in a genus other than Ptyodactylus... Wikipedia →

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability

More parks will be added in future updates.

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Luxor 🇪🇬 Egypt
~30%
2 Cairo 🇪🇬 Egypt
~20%

Zoos & Centres Where Found

# Zoo / Centre Country
1 Wrocław Zoological Garden 🇵🇱 Poland In captivity
2 Africarium 🇵🇱 Poland In captivity
3 terrarium ogrodu zoologicznego we Wrocławiu 🇵🇱 Poland In captivity

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Yellow Fan-fingered Gecko in Luxor?

Possible

About 30% of wildlife watchers report a Yellow Fan-fingered Gecko sighting in Luxor on a given day, based on 18 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. Over three days the chance rises to about 70%, and over a week to about 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a Yellow Fan-fingered Gecko in Luxor?

December

In that month about 50% of wildlife watchers report a Yellow Fan-fingered Gecko in Luxor on a given day, against under 5% in January and February, the lowest months. June has too few records to rate.

What time of day is best to see a Yellow Fan-fingered Gecko?

Between 7 and 10 pm

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Yellow Fan-fingered 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.

Is Luxor the best place to see a Yellow Fan-fingered Gecko?

Yes

Of the 2 cities where we can rate Yellow Fan-fingered Gecko sightings, Luxor has the highest daily chance: about 30%. Next come Cairo (Egypt, about 20%).

Where does the Yellow Fan-fingered Gecko sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Yellow Fan-fingered Gecko is recorded against all the reptiles logged in Luxor (18 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.

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