Cyrtodactylus papuensis
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In 3 days ~60% in a week ~90%
The Papua bow-fingered gecko (Cyrtodactylus papuensis) is a species of gecko that is endemic to southern Papua New Guinea. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Raja Ampat | 🇮🇩 Indonesia |
More parks will be added in future updates.
Possible
About 30% of wildlife watchers report a Papua Bow-fingered Gecko sighting in Raja Ampat on a given day, based on 24 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 15th most-seen of the 33 reptiles we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 60%, and over a week to about 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.
January, March, August and November
In those months about 40% of wildlife watchers report a Papua Bow-fingered Gecko in Raja Ampat on a given day, against under 5% in February, June–July, September and December, the lowest months.
Between 8 and 11 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Papua Bow-fingered 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.
Only Raja Ampat, in our data
Raja Ampat is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Papua Bow-fingered Gecko sightings: about 30% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Papua Bow-fingered Gecko is recorded against all the reptiles logged in Raja Ampat (24 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.
