Sphaerodactylus homolepis
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In 3 days ~20% in a week ~30%
The Caribbean least gecko (Sphaerodactylus homolepis) is a species of lizard in the family Sphaerodactylidae. It is endemic to Nicaragua, Costa Rica, and Panama. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 2 | Bastimentos Island National Marine Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 3 | Soberanía National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 4 | La Amistad International Park (Panama) | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 5 | Parque Natural Metropolitano | 🇵🇦 Panama |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Caribbean Least Gecko sighting in La Amistad International Park (Panama) on a given day, based on 10 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 34th most-seen of the 63 reptiles we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 30%, if each day is a fresh chance.
February, July, September and November
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Caribbean Least Gecko in La Amistad International Park (Panama) on a given day, against under 5% in March–June, August, October and December–January, the lowest months.
Between 10 am and 1 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Caribbean Least Gecko sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
4th of 5
Of the 5 parks where we can rate Caribbean Least Gecko sightings, La Amistad International Park (Panama) ranks 4th at about 10%. The best odds are in Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge (Costa Rica, about 20%), Bastimentos Island National Marine Park (Panama, about 20%) and Soberanía National Park (Panama, about 10%).
Same family: Sphaerodactylidae
The closest relatives of the Caribbean Least Gecko that you can see in La Amistad International Park (Panama) (family Sphaerodactylidae, Sphaeros and Allies) are White-throated Gecko (about 20%) and Litter Gecko (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Caribbean Least Gecko is recorded against all the reptiles logged in La Amistad International Park (Panama) (10 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.
