Phelsuma grandis
Silhouette: SeismicShrimp · PhyloPic
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~20%
Phelsuma grandis is a diurnal arboreal species of day gecko. These geckos are part of the Phelsuma group, which consists of in excess of 70 species and subspecies. They are commonly referred to as the Madagascar giant day gecko, due to their large size. They are native to areas of tropical and subtropical forest in northern Madagascar, but have been introduced to several other subtropical locations outside their range. P. grandis feeds on various invertebrates, very small vertebrates, and nectars. It is bred and sold as an exotic pet.
Its generic name is a Latinized version of the last name of Dutch physician Murk van Phelsum. Its specific name grandis is Latin for "great". The species Phelsuma grandis described by Gray 1870 was elevated from subspecies status (P. madagascariensis grandis) by Raxworthy et al. in 2007, after environmental niche modeling revealed significant and reliable differences between it and other members of the P. madagascariensis-clade. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ankarafantsika National Park | 🇲🇬 Madagascar |
More parks will be added in future updates.
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Miami | 🇺🇸 United States |
| # | Zoo / Centre | Country | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Busch Gardens Tampa | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | San Diego Zoo | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 3 | Pairi Daiza | 🇧🇪 Belgium | |
| 4 | National Zoological Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 5 | Copenhagen Zoo | 🇩🇰 Denmark | |
| 6 | Skansen | 🇸🇪 Sweden | |
| 7 | Dublin Zoo | 🇮🇪 Ireland | |
| 8 | Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 9 | Zürich Zoo | 🇨🇭 Switzerland | |
| 10 | California Academy of Sciences | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 11 | Oceanarium in Saint Petersburg | 🇷🇺 Russia | |
| 12 | Korkeasaari Zoo | 🇫🇮 Finland | |
| 13 | Paris Zoological Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 14 | Réserve africaine de Sigean | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 15 | Abilene Zoological Gardens | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 16 | Aquarium du palais de la Porte Dorée | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 17 | Karagandy Zoo | 🇰🇿 Kazakhstan | |
| 18 | Tallinn Zoo | 🇪🇪 Estonia | |
| 19 | Los Angeles Zoo | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 20 | Yaroslavl Zoo | 🇷🇺 Russia | |
| 21 | Bojnice Zoo | 🇸🇰 Slovakia | |
| 22 | Warsaw Zoo | 🇵🇱 Poland | |
| 23 | Tier-Natur-Erlebnispark Mundenhof | 🇩🇪 Germany | |
| 24 | Safari Ravenna | 🇮🇹 Italy | |
| 25 | Kyiv Zoo | 🇺🇦 Ukraine | |
| 26 | Wrocław Zoological Garden | 🇵🇱 Poland | |
| 27 | Night Safari | 🇸🇬 Singapore | |
| 28 | ZooMontana | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 29 | Fort Worth Zoo | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 30 | Oregon Zoo | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 31 | Wildlands | 🇳🇱 Netherlands | |
| 32 | Singapore Zoo | 🇸🇬 Singapore | |
| 33 | Zoo de La Flèche | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 34 | Houston Zoo | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 35 | Melbourne Zoo | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 36 | San Antonio Zoo | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 37 | Nikolaev Zoo | 🇺🇦 Ukraine | |
| 38 | Attica Zoological Park | 🇬🇷 Greece | |
| 39 | Budapest Zoo & Botanical Garden | 🇭🇺 Hungary | |
| 40 | Augsburg Zoo | 🇩🇪 Germany | |
| 41 | Krakow Zoo | 🇵🇱 Poland | |
| 42 | Akron Zoo | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 43 | Faunia | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 44 | Riverbanks Zoo | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 45 | Plock Zoo | 🇵🇱 Poland | |
| 46 | Tiergarten Straubing | 🇩🇪 Germany | |
| 47 | African Village | 🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates | |
| 48 | Frankfurt Zoological Garden | 🇩🇪 Germany | |
| 49 | Salzburg Zoo | 🇦🇹 Austria | |
| 50 | Biotropica | 🇫🇷 France |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Madagascar Giant Day Gecko sighting in Miami on a given day, based on 9 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 50th most-seen of the 58 reptiles we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, and over a week to about 20%, if each day is a fresh chance.
Any time of year
In every month with enough records, under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Madagascar Giant Day Gecko in Miami on a given day, so our monthly data shows no clear season.
Between noon and 3 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Madagascar Giant Day Gecko sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Only Miami, in our data
Miami is the only city on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Madagascar Giant Day Gecko sightings: under 5% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same family: Gekkonidae
The closest relatives of the Madagascar Giant Day Gecko that you can see in Miami (family Gekkonidae, Typical Geckos) are Tropical House Gecko (about 30%), Common House Gecko (about 10%) and Tokay Gecko (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Madagascar Giant Day Gecko is recorded against all the reptiles logged in Miami (9 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.
