Cardamon Forest Gecko

Cardamon Forest Gecko

Cyrtodactylus intermedius

Silhouette: Jose Carlos Arenas-Monroy · PhyloPic

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Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible
at Khao Yai National Park

In 3 days ~40% in a week ~70%

13 Verified sightings at Khao Yai National Park From 2019 to 2026
13 In 1 park
February Best month
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted

About the Cardamon Forest Gecko

Cyrtodactylus intermedius, also known as intermediate bow-fingered gecko or Cardamon forest gecko, is a species of gecko found in Cambodia, Vietnam, and Thailand, including several national parks (Khao Yai National Park, Khao Khitchakut National Park, Khao Soi Dao Wildlife Sanctuary and Mu Ko Chang National Park).

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Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Khao Yai National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
~20%

More parks will be added in future updates.

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Cardamon Forest Gecko in Khao Yai National Park?

Possible

About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Cardamon Forest Gecko sighting in Khao Yai National Park on a given day, based on 13 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 19th most-seen of the 46 reptiles we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 40%, and over a week to about 70%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a Cardamon Forest Gecko in Khao Yai National Park?

February and July

In those months about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Cardamon Forest Gecko in Khao Yai National Park on a given day, against under 5% in May–June, August and October–December, the lowest months.

What time of day is best to see a Cardamon Forest Gecko?

Between 2 and 5 pm

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Cardamon Forest Gecko sightings with a recorded time, and about 7 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.

Where else can you see a Cardamon Forest Gecko?

Only Khao Yai National Park, in our data

Khao Yai National Park is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Cardamon Forest Gecko sightings: about 20% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.

Which relatives of the Cardamon Forest Gecko live in Khao Yai National Park?

Same family: Gekkonidae

The closest relatives of the Cardamon Forest Gecko that you can see in Khao Yai National Park (family Gekkonidae, Typical Geckos) are Flat-tailed House Gecko (about 40%), Tokay Gecko (about 30%) and Common House Gecko (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.

Where does the Cardamon Forest Gecko sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Cardamon Forest Gecko is recorded against all the reptiles logged in Khao Yai 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.

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