Phyllodactylus galapagensis
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In 3 days ~10% in a week ~30%
The Galapagos leaf-toed gecko (Phyllodactylus galapagensis) is a species of gecko. It is endemic to the Galapagos Islands. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Galápagos Islands | 🇪🇨 Ecuador |
More parks will be added in future updates.
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Galápagos Leaf-toed Gecko sighting in Galápagos Islands on a given day, based on 11 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 30th 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.
March, May–June and August
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Galápagos Leaf-toed Gecko in Galápagos Islands on a given day, against under 5% in April, July and September–February, the lowest months.
Between 9 am and noon
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Galápagos Leaf-toed Gecko sightings with a recorded time, and about 6 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is seen both by day and at night.
Only Galápagos Islands, in our data
Galápagos Islands is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Galápagos Leaf-toed Gecko sightings: under 5% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same genus: Phyllodactylus
The closest relatives of the Galápagos 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 Galápagos Leaf-toed Gecko is recorded against all the reptiles logged in Galápagos Islands (11 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.
