Phyllodactylus baurii
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In 3 days ~10% in a week ~30%
Baur's leaf-toed gecko (Phyllodactylus baurii) is a species of lizard in the family Phyllodactylidae. The species is endemic to the Galápagos Islands. The specific name, baurii, is in honor of German herpetologist Georg Baur.
P. baurii is found on Charles Island, including its islets Champion and Enderby, and on Hood Island. The preferred natural habitat of P. baurii is shrubland. P. baurii may attain a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of about 5 cm (2.0 in). Dorsally, it is brownish gray, with dark brown markings. Ventrally, it is yellowish white, with minute dark brown dots.
P. baurii is oviparous. Average egg size is 10.5 mm × 7.5 mm (0.41 in × 0.30 in). Garman S (1892). "The Reptiles of the Galapagos Islands. From the Collection of Dr. Geo. Baur". Bulletin of the Essex Institute 24: 73–87. (Phyllodactylus baurii, new species, pp. 82–83).
Rösler H (2000). "Kommentierte Liste der rezent, subrezent und fossil bekannten Geckotaxa (Reptilia: Gekkonomorpha)". Gekkota 2: 28–153. (Phyllodactylus baurii, p. 103). (in German). Torres-Carvajal O, Rodríguez-Guerra A, Chaves... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Galápagos Islands | 🇪🇨 Ecuador |
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Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Baur's Leaf-toed Gecko sighting in Galápagos Islands on a given day, based on 24 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 31st most-seen of the 31 reptiles we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, and over a week to about 30%, if each day is a fresh chance.
February and August–September
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Baur's Leaf-toed Gecko in Galápagos Islands on a given day, against under 5% in March–July and October–January, the lowest months.
Between 7 and 10 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Baur's Leaf-toed Gecko 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 Galápagos Islands, in our data
Galápagos Islands is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Baur's Leaf-toed Gecko sightings: under 5% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same genus: Phyllodactylus
The closest relatives of the Baur's Leaf-toed Gecko that you can see in Galápagos Islands (genus Phyllodactylus, Leaf-toed Geckos) are Darwin's Leaf-toed Gecko (about 10%), San Cristóbal Island Leaf-toed Gecko (about 10%) and Peters' Leaf-toed Gecko (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Baur's Leaf-toed Gecko is recorded against all the reptiles logged in Galápagos Islands (24 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.
