Strophurus strophurus
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In 3 days ~50% in a week ~80%
The western spiny-tailed gecko (Strophurus strophurus) is a species of lizard in the family Diplodactylidae. The species is endemic to Australia. S. strophurus is found in the Australian state of Western Australia. The natural habitat of S. strophurus is shrubland.
S. strophurus is oviparous. Boulenger GA (1885). Catalogue of the Lizards in the British Museum (Natural History). Second Edition. Volume I. Gekkonidæ... London: Trustees of the British Museum (Natural History). (Taylor and Francis, printers). xii + 436 pp. + Plates I-XXXII. (Diplodactylus strophurus, new combination, p. 100).
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| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cape Range | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 2 | Ningaloo Marine Park | 🇦🇺 Australia |
Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Western Spiny-tailed Gecko sighting in Ningaloo Marine Park on a given day, based on 17 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 12th most-seen of the 29 reptiles we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 50%, and over a week to about 80%, if each day is a fresh chance.
October and November
In those months about 40% of wildlife watchers report a Western Spiny-tailed Gecko in Ningaloo Marine Park on a given day, against under 5% in July and December–February, the lowest months. Those are among Ningaloo Marine Park's driest months, with almost no rain against 50 mm in June.
Between 7 and 10 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Western Spiny-tailed Gecko sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 pm and 6 am: it is mostly seen at night.
2nd of 2
Of the 2 parks where we can rate Western Spiny-tailed Gecko sightings, Ningaloo Marine Park ranks 2nd at about 20%. The best odds are in Cape Range (Australia, about 30%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Western Spiny-tailed Gecko is recorded against all the reptiles logged in Ningaloo Marine Park (17 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.
