Gonatodes vittatus
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In 3 days ~90% in a week >90%
Wiegmann's striped gecko (Gonatodes vittatus) is a species of lizard in the Sphaerodactylidae family native to northern South America. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Caroni Swamp | 🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago | |
| 2 | Henri Pittier National Park | 🇻🇪 Venezuela |
No species of the same family or order lives in Valencia, Venezuela, so these are its closest relatives here: other reptiles.
Likely
About 60% of wildlife watchers report a Wiegmann's Striped Gecko sighting in Valencia, Venezuela on a given day, based on 25 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 2nd most-seen of the 7 reptiles we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 90%, 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 Wiegmann's Striped Gecko in Valencia, Venezuela on a given day, against about 10% in February and April–May, the lowest months. That is one of Valencia, Venezuela's wettest months, with about 100 mm of rain against 5 mm in February.
Between 2 and 5 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Wiegmann's Striped 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.
Yes
Of the 2 cities where we can rate Wiegmann's Striped Gecko sightings, Valencia, Venezuela has the highest daily chance: about 60%. Next come Caracas (Venezuela, about 50%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Wiegmann's Striped Gecko is recorded against all the reptiles logged in Valencia, Venezuela (25 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.
