Cyrtodactylus malayanus
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In 3 days ~30% in a week ~60%
The Borneo bow-fingered gecko (Cyrtodactylus malayanus) is a species of gecko that is endemic to Borneo. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kinabalu Park | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 2 | Sepilok | 🇲🇾 Malaysia |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Borneo Bow-fingered Gecko sighting in Sepilok on a given day, based on 10 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 22nd most-seen of the 34 reptiles we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 30%, and over a week to about 60%, if each day is a fresh chance.
September
In that month about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Borneo Bow-fingered Gecko in Sepilok on a given day, against under 5% in February–May and October–December, the lowest months.
Between 1 and 4 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Borneo Bow-fingered Gecko sightings with a recorded time, and about 7 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
2nd of 2
Of the 2 parks where we can rate Borneo Bow-fingered Gecko sightings, Sepilok ranks 2nd at about 10%. The best odds are in Kinabalu Park (Malaysia, about 20%).
Same family: Gekkonidae
The closest relatives of the Borneo Bow-fingered Gecko that you can see in Sepilok (family Gekkonidae, Typical Geckos) are Flat-tailed House Gecko (about 40%), Spotted House Gecko (about 30%) and White-banded Narrow-disked Gecko (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Borneo Bow-fingered Gecko is recorded against all the reptiles logged in Sepilok (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.
