Gehyra mutilata
Silhouette: Gopal Murali · PhyloPic
In 3 days ~30% in a week ~60%
Gehyra mutilata, also known commonly as the common four-clawed gecko, Pacific gecko, stump-toed gecko, sugar gecko in Indonesia, tender-skinned house gecko, and butiki in Filipino, is a species of lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is native to Southeast Asia. It has made its way to several areas of the world including Sri Lanka, Indochina, and many of the Pacific Islands. Compared to the common house gecko (Hemidactylus frenatus), the appearance of G. mutilata is somewhat plump, with delicate skin. The skin is usually colored a soft purplish/pinkish gray, with golden spots on younger specimens; these spots eventually fade with age.
The head of G. mutilata is longer than broad. The snout is longer than the distance between the eye and the ear-opening, about 1.3 times the diameter of the orbit. The forehead has a median groove. The ear-opening is moderately large and suboval. The body and limbs are moderately elongate and depressed. A fold of the skin borders the hind limb posteriorly. The digits are short and more or less webbed at the base. The inferior lamellae are angular and divided by a median groove. The upper surface of the body and the throat are... Wikipedia →
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Indonesia · 2020
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| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ranomafana National Park | 🇲🇬 Madagascar | |
| 2 | Khao Luang National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 3 | Sinharaja Forest Reserve | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | |
| 4 | Cat Tien National Park | 🇻🇳 Vietnam | |
| 5 | Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 6 | Danum Valley Conservation Area | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 7 | Khao Sok National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 8 | Kinabalu Park | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 9 | Sepilok | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 10 | Kaeng Krachan National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 11 | Khao Yai National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Xiuying District | 🇨🇳 China | |
| 2 | Tasikmalaya | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 3 | Yogyakarta | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 4 | Malang | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 5 | Jakarta | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 6 | Hanoi | 🇻🇳 Vietnam | |
| 7 | Ho Chi Minh City | 🇻🇳 Vietnam | |
| 8 | Antananarivo | 🇲🇬 Madagascar | |
| 9 | Surabaya | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 10 | Colombo [Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte] | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka |
| # | Zoo / Centre | Country | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Omaha’s Henry Doorly Zoo and Aquarium | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Long Island Aquarium and Exhibition Center | 🇺🇸 United States |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Mutilating Gecko sighting in Sepilok on a given day, based on 9 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 25th 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.
January, June–July and October
In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Mutilating Gecko in Sepilok on a given day, against under 5% in February, May, August–September and November–December, the lowest months.
Between 7 and 10 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Mutilating Gecko sightings with a recorded time, and about 7 in 10 of them come between 6 pm and 6 am: it is mostly seen at night.
9th of 11
Of the 11 parks where we can rate Mutilating Gecko sightings, Sepilok ranks 9th at about 10%. The best odds are in Ranomafana National Park (Madagascar, about 40%), Khao Luang National Park (Thailand, about 30%) and Sinharaja Forest Reserve (Sri Lanka, about 30%).
Same family: Gekkonidae
The closest relatives of the Mutilating 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 Mutilating Gecko is recorded against all the reptiles logged in Sepilok (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.
