Sphaerodactylus notatus
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Sphaerodactylus notatus, also known as the Florida reef gecko or brown-speckled sphaero, is a small species of gecko native to Florida and the Caribbean. The taxonomic status of populations on Isla de la Juventud and the Canarreos Archipelago is uncertain.
It is found in Florida, Cuba and the Bahamas, and has been introduced to some offshore islands of Jamaica. Being found in Florida, it is widely considered to be one of the few geckos native to the United States. Many herpetologists have questioned whether it should truly be considered native; Stejneger and Barbour (1933) claimed that the species was accidentally introduced into Key West in 1878, when trade between Florida and Cuba was far more common; the same route is responsible for at least seven... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Everglades National Park | 🇺🇸 United States |
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| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Miami | 🇺🇸 United States |
No species of the same family or order lives in Miami, so these are its closest relatives here: other reptiles.
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Reef Gecko sighting in Miami on a given day, based on 32 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 37th 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.
January and June
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Reef Gecko in Miami on a given day, against under 5% in February–May and July–December, the lowest months.
Between 11 am and 2 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Reef 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 Reef Gecko sightings: under 5% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Reef Gecko is recorded against all the reptiles logged in Miami (32 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.
