Gekko rhacophorus
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In 3 days ~70% in a week ~90%
The Sabah flying gecko (Gekko rhacophorus) is a species of gecko. It is endemic to Sabah. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kinabalu Park | 🇲🇾 Malaysia |
More parks will be added in future updates.
Possible
About 30% of wildlife watchers report a Sabah Flying Gecko sighting in Kinabalu Park on a given day, based on 34 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 15th most-seen of the 69 reptiles we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 70%, and over a week to about 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.
June–July, October and December
In those months about 40% of wildlife watchers report a Sabah Flying Gecko in Kinabalu Park on a given day, against under 5% in April and September, the lowest months.
Between 1 and 4 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Sabah Flying 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.
Only Kinabalu Park, in our data
Kinabalu Park is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Sabah Flying Gecko sightings: about 30% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same genus: Gekko
The closest relatives of the Sabah Flying Gecko that you can see in Kinabalu Park (genus Gekko, Calling Geckos) are Spotted House Gecko (about 30%), Gliding gecko (about 10%) and Tokay Gecko (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Sabah Flying Gecko is recorded against all the reptiles logged in Kinabalu Park (34 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.
