Pseudogonatodes guianensis
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In 3 days ~30% in a week ~50%
The Amazon pygmy gecko (Pseudogonatodes guianensis) is a species of lizard in the Sphaerodactylidae family found in northern South America in Colombia, Venezuela, the Guianas (Guyana, French Guiana, Suriname), Brazil, Ecuador, and northern Peru. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Manu National Park | 🇵🇪 Peru |
More parks will be added in future updates.
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report an Amazon Pygmy Gecko sighting in Manu National Park on a given day, based on 9 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 36th most-seen of the 56 reptiles we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 30%, and over a week to about 50%, if each day is a fresh chance.
December
In that month about 30% of wildlife watchers report an Amazon Pygmy Gecko in Manu National Park on a given day, against under 5% in January, April–September and November, the lowest months. That is one of Manu National Park's wettest months, with about 250 mm of rain against 60 mm in August.
Between 7 and 10 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Amazon Pygmy Gecko sightings with a recorded time, and about half of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is seen both by day and at night.
Only Manu National Park, in our data
Manu National Park is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Amazon Pygmy Gecko sightings: about 10% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same family: Sphaerodactylidae
The closest relatives of the Amazon Pygmy Gecko that you can see in Manu National Park (family Sphaerodactylidae, Sphaeros and Allies) are Trinidad Gecko (about 20%) and Haseman's Gecko (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Amazon Pygmy Gecko is recorded against all the reptiles logged in Manu National Park (9 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.
