Cyrtodactylus lekaguli
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In 3 days ~80% in a week >90%
Cyrtodactylus lekaguli, also known commonly as the tuk-kai Boonsong bent-toed gecko, is a species of lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is endemic to Thailand. The specific name, lekaguli, is in honor of Thai herpetologist Boonsong Lekagul (1907–1992).
C. lekaguli is found in southern Thailand, in the provinces of Phang Nga, Suret Thani, and Trang. The preferred natural habitats of C. lekaguli are forest and dry caves. Large for its genus, C. lekaguli may attain a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of 10.4 cm (4.1 in). Adult females are slightly smaller than adult males, an example of sexual dimorphism.
The mode of reproduction of C. lekaguli is unknown. Grismer LL, Wood PL, Quah ESH, Anuar S, Muin MA, Sumontha M, Ahmad N, Bauer AM, Wangkulangkul S, Grismer JL, Pauwels OSG (2012). "A phylogeny and taxonomy of the Thai-Malay Peninsula Bent-toed Geckos of the Cyrtodactylus pulchellus complex (Squamata: Gekkonidae): combined morphological and molecular analyses with descriptions of seven new species". Zootaxa 3520: 1–55. (Cyrtodactylus lekaguli, new species). Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Khao Luang National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand |
More parks will be added in future updates.
Likely
About 40% of wildlife watchers report a Khao Chong Bent-toed Gecko sighting in Khao Luang National Park on a given day, based on 13 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 4th most-seen of the 16 reptiles we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 80%, and over a week to over 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.
January
In that month about 70% of wildlife watchers report a Khao Chong Bent-toed Gecko in Khao Luang National Park on a given day, against under 5% in April, the lowest month.
Between 2 and 5 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Khao Chong Bent-toed Gecko sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Only Khao Luang National Park, in our data
Khao Luang National Park is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Khao Chong Bent-toed Gecko sightings: about 40% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Khao Chong Bent-toed Gecko is recorded against all the reptiles logged in Khao Luang National Park (13 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.
