Gehyra dubia
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In 3 days ~20% in a week ~50%
The dubious dtella, native Australian house gecko, or dubious four-clawed gecko (Gehyra dubia) is a species of gecko in the genus Gehyra, native to Northeastern Australia (Queensland and northern New South Wales as well as islands of the Great Barrier Reef and the Torres Strait). The lizard is found in a variety of habitats, including acacia and eucalyptus woodlands, and in human-developed habitats, such as house walls in urban areas. Its urban presence makes it known as a common house gecko in Queensland. These geckos are often confused with the Asian common house gecko, which was introduced to Australia from Indonesia, but G. dubia has distinct rounded feet and quieter calls.
Gehyra dubia is a small gecko; its snout-to-vent length ranges up to 6 cm, and its tail length ranging up to 14 cm. Body size does not vary significantly between the sexes. While resting, they are typically a dull gray-brown color and carry dark spots all over the dorsal side. It has a slight camouflage ability, and often changes to a lighter brown. When foraging, they lose the spots on their back. These geckos have four limbs, each complete with five digits. On each digit is situated... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Daintree National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia |
More parks will be added in future updates.
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brisbane | 🇦🇺 Australia |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Dubious Dtella sighting in Daintree National Park on a given day, based on 6 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 29th most-seen of the 31 reptiles we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 50%, if each day is a fresh chance.
April and August
In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Dubious Dtella in Daintree National Park on a given day, against under 5% in May, July and November–March, the lowest months.
Between 7 and 10 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Dubious Dtella 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.
Only Daintree National Park, in our data
Daintree National Park is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Dubious Dtella sightings: about 10% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same family: Gekkonidae
The closest relatives of the Dubious Dtella that you can see in Daintree National Park (family Gekkonidae, Typical Geckos) are Mourning Gecko (about 40%), Common House Gecko (about 30%) and Southern Cape York Nactus (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Dubious Dtella is recorded against all the reptiles logged in Daintree National Park (6 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.
