Gekko palmatus
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In 3 days ~70% in a week ~90%
Gekko palmatus, also known as the palm gecko or the palmated gecko, is a species of gecko. It is endemic to Vietnam. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cuc Phuong National Park | 🇻🇳 Vietnam |
More parks will be added in future updates.
Possible
About 30% of wildlife watchers report a Palm Gecko sighting in Cuc Phuong National Park on a given day, based on 10 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 9th most-seen of the 16 reptiles we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 70%, and over a week to about 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.
August
In that month about 60% of wildlife watchers report a Palm Gecko in Cuc Phuong National Park on a given day, against under 5% in January and March–April, the lowest months. That is one of Cuc Phuong National Park's wettest months, with about 390 mm of rain against 40 mm in December.
Between 3 and 6 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Palm 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 Cuc Phuong National Park, in our data
Cuc Phuong National Park is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Palm Gecko sightings: about 30% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Palm Gecko is recorded against all the reptiles logged in Cuc Phuong National Park (10 verified sightings from 2019 to 2026), 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.
