Sphaerodactylus notatus
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In 3 days ~20% in a week ~50%
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 |
More parks will be added in future updates.
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Miami | 🇺🇸 United States |
No species of the same family or order lives in Everglades National Park, so these are its closest relatives here: other reptiles.
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Reef Gecko sighting in Everglades National Park on a given day, based on 25 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 41st most-seen of the 54 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.
August
In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Reef Gecko in Everglades National Park on a given day, against under 5% in January, March and June–July, the lowest months. That is one of Everglades National Park's wettest months, with about 180 mm of rain against 40 mm in March.
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 Everglades National Park, in our data
Everglades National Park is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Reef Gecko sightings: about 10% 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 Everglades National Park (25 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.
