Uroplatus giganteus
In 3 days ~70% in a week >90%
The giant leaf-tail gecko (Uroplatus giganteus) is a species of lizard in the family Gekkonidae. It is endemic to Madagascar. It can reach a snout–vent length of 20 cm and a total length of 32.2 cm. The giant leaf-tail gecko has eyes approximately 350x more sensitive to light than a humans, allowing it to see in color at night.
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Montagne d'Ambre National Park | 🇲🇬 Madagascar |
More parks will be added in future updates.
| # | Zoo / Centre | Country | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mesker Park Zoo and Botanic Garden | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Hsinchu Zoo | 🇹🇼 Taiwan |
Likely
About 40% of wildlife watchers report a Giant Mossy Leaf-tailed Gecko sighting in Montagne d'Ambre National Park on a given day, based on 12 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 11th most-seen of the 12 reptiles we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 70%, and over a week to over 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.
February, June and September–November
In those months about 50% of wildlife watchers report a Giant Mossy Leaf-tailed Gecko in Montagne d'Ambre National Park on a given day, against under 5% in August, the lowest month.
Between 6 and 9 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Giant Mossy Leaf-tailed Gecko sightings with a recorded time, and about half of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is most active around dawn and dusk.
Only Montagne d'Ambre National Park, in our data
Montagne d'Ambre National Park is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Giant Mossy Leaf-tailed Gecko sightings: about 40% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same genus: Uroplatus
The closest relatives of the Giant Mossy Leaf-tailed Gecko that you can see in Montagne d'Ambre National Park (genus Uroplatus, Madagascar Leaf-tailed Geckos) are Mossy Leaf-tailed Gecko (about 80%) and Mount Ambre Leaf-tailed Gecko (about 30%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Giant Mossy Leaf-tailed Gecko is recorded against all the reptiles logged in Montagne d'Ambre National Park (12 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.
