Hemidactylus fasciatus
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In 3 days ~80% in a week >90%
The banded leaf-toed gecko (Hemidactylus fasciatus) is a species of gecko. It is endemic to West Africa west of the Dahomey Gap, from southern Guinea to Togo. Hemidactylus fasciatus is a fairly large gecko recognizable by the broad dark band between the eyes and the neck and by its pale upper lip. It can grow to 95 mm (3.7 in) in snout–vent length and about 172 mm (6.8 in) in total length. It is generally found in the forest where it hides during the day in tree stumps or rock crevices. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Taï National Park | 🇨🇮 Ivory Coast |
More parks will be added in future updates.
Likely
About 40% of wildlife watchers report a Banded Leaf-toed Gecko sighting in Taï National Park on a given day, based on 9 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 3rd most-seen of the 9 reptiles we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 80%, and over a week to over 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.
June and August
In those months about 60% of wildlife watchers report a Banded Leaf-toed Gecko in Taï National Park on a given day, against about 10% in March and May, the lowest months. Those are among Taï National Park's wettest months, with about 230 mm of rain a month against 40 mm in December. October to February have too few records to rate.
Between 7 and 10 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Banded Leaf-toed 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 Taï National Park, in our data
Taï National Park is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Banded Leaf-toed Gecko sightings: about 40% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Banded Leaf-toed Gecko is recorded against all the reptiles logged in Taï National Park (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.
