Phyllodactylidae (Phyllodactylid Geckos)

Species in this group

LC

Thecadactylus rapicauda

Daily sighting probability ~60% · Likely

LC

Thecadactylus solimoensis

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely

LC

Tarentola mauritanica

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely

LC

Phyllodactylus tuberculosus

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

LC Endemic

Homonota darwinii

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

LC

Gymnodactylus darwinii

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

LC

Phyllodactylus reissii

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

NT Endemic

Phyllodactylus darwini

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

NT Endemic

Phyllodactylus leei

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

NT Endemic

Phyllodactylus galapagensis

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Endemic

Phyllodactylus baurii

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

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Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~30%

Jan

~20%

Feb

~30%

Mar

~30%

Apr

~30%

May

~30%

Jun

~30%

Jul

~30%

Aug

~30%

Sep

~30%

Oct

~30%

Nov

~20%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Phyllodactylid Geckos

Warmer areas are where this group is recorded most often. Shaded: the known ranges of its 36 species, darker where more of them overlap (GARD, Roll et al. 2017 & Caetano et al. 2022). Our parks Our cities In captivity: 3 zoos & centres

Parks Ranked

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Main Ridge Forest Reserve	🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago	1 of 11	~60%
	Turniptail Gecko			~60%
2	Brownsberg Nature Park	🇸🇷 Suriname	1 of 11	~60%
	Turniptail Gecko			~60%
3	Yasuní National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	1 of 11	~50%
	Southern Turnip-tailed Gecko			~50%
4	Doñana National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	1 of 11	~50%
	Moorish Gecko			~50%
5	Tayrona National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	1 of 11	~40%
	Turniptail Gecko			~40%
6	Piedras Blancas National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 11	~40%
	Turniptail Gecko			~40%
7	Braulio Carrillo National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 11	~40%
	Turniptail Gecko			~40%
8	Monfragüe National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	1 of 11	~40%
	Moorish Gecko			~40%
9	Sierra Nevada National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	1 of 11	~40%
	Moorish Gecko			~40%
10	Santa Rosa National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 11	~30%
	Yellowbelly Gecko			~30%
11	Manu National Park	🇵🇪 Peru	1 of 11	~30%
	Southern Turnip-tailed Gecko			~30%
12	Tambopata National Reserve	🇵🇪 Peru	1 of 11	~30%
	Southern Turnip-tailed Gecko			~30%
13	Cévennes National Park	🇫🇷 France	1 of 11	~30%
	Moorish Gecko			~30%
14	Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 11	~30%
	Turniptail Gecko			~30%
15	Península Valdés	🇦🇷 Argentina	1 of 11	~30%
	Darwin's Marked Gecko			~30%
16	Pico Bonito National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	1 of 11	~30%
	Turniptail Gecko			~30%
17	Galápagos Islands	🇪🇨 Ecuador	5 of 11	~20%
	Darwin's Leaf-toed Gecko			~10%
	San Cristóbal Island Leaf-toed Gecko			~10%
	Peters' Leaf-toed Gecko			~10%
	Galápagos Leaf-toed Gecko			<5%
	Baur's Leaf-toed Gecko			<5%
18	Corcovado National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 11	~20%
	Turniptail Gecko			~20%
19	Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve	🇪🇨 Ecuador	1 of 11	~20%
	Southern Turnip-tailed Gecko			~20%
20	Serra dos Órgãos National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 11	~20%
	Atlantic Forest Naked-toed Gecko			~20%
21	Marino Ballena National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 11	~20%
	Turniptail Gecko			~20%
22	Machalilla National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	1 of 11	~20%
	Peters' Leaf-toed Gecko			~20%
23	Calakmul Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	1 of 11	~20%
	Turniptail Gecko			~20%
24	Carara National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 11	~20%
	Turniptail Gecko			~20%
25	Mercantour National Park	🇫🇷 France	1 of 11	~20%
	Moorish Gecko			~20%
26	Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	1 of 11	~20%
	Turniptail Gecko			~20%
27	Pyrénées National Park	🇫🇷 France	1 of 11	~20%
	Moorish Gecko			~20%
28	Soberanía National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	1 of 11	~10%
	Turniptail Gecko			~10%
29	Arenal Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 11	~10%
	Turniptail Gecko			~10%
30	Sierra de Guadarrama National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	1 of 11	~10%
	Moorish Gecko			~10%
31	Tortuguero National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 11	~10%
	Turniptail Gecko			~10%
32	Manuel Antonio National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 11	~10%
	Turniptail Gecko			~10%
33	Tijuca National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 11	~10%
	Atlantic Forest Naked-toed Gecko			~10%
34	Parque Natural Metropolitano	🇵🇦 Panama	1 of 11	~10%
	Turniptail Gecko			~10%
35	Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 11	~10%
	Yellowbelly Gecko			~10%
36	La Amistad International Park (Panama)	🇵🇦 Panama	1 of 11	<5%
	Turniptail Gecko			<5%

Cities Ranked

#	City	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Tunis	🇹🇳 Tunisia	1 of 11	~70%
	Moorish Gecko			~70%
2	Naples	🇮🇹 Italy	1 of 11	~70%
	Moorish Gecko			~70%
3	Rome	🇮🇹 Italy	1 of 11	~50%
	Moorish Gecko			~50%
4	Turin	🇮🇹 Italy	1 of 11	~50%
	Moorish Gecko			~50%
5	Valencia	🇪🇸 Spain	1 of 11	~40%
	Moorish Gecko			~40%
6	Rosario	🇦🇷 Argentina	1 of 11	~40%
	Moorish Gecko			~40%
7	Barcelona	🇪🇸 Spain	1 of 11	~40%
	Moorish Gecko			~40%
8	Montevideo	🇺🇾 Uruguay	1 of 11	~40%
	Moorish Gecko			~40%
9	Madrid	🇪🇸 Spain	1 of 11	~40%
	Moorish Gecko			~40%
10	Milan	🇮🇹 Italy	1 of 11	~30%
	Moorish Gecko			~30%
11	Lisbon	🇵🇹 Portugal	1 of 11	~30%
	Moorish Gecko			~30%
12	Rabat	🇲🇦 Morocco	1 of 11	~30%
	Moorish Gecko			~30%
13	Buenos Aires	🇦🇷 Argentina	1 of 11	~30%
	Moorish Gecko			~30%
14	Algiers	🇩🇿 Algeria	1 of 11	~30%
	Moorish Gecko			~30%
15	Lyon	🇫🇷 France	1 of 11	~30%
	Moorish Gecko			~30%
16	Marrakesh	🇲🇦 Morocco	1 of 11	~20%
	Moorish Gecko			~20%
17	Porto	🇵🇹 Portugal	1 of 11	~20%
	Moorish Gecko			~20%
18	Athens	🇬🇷 Greece	1 of 11	~10%
	Moorish Gecko			~10%
19	Santiago	🇨🇱 Chile	1 of 11	~10%
	Moorish Gecko			~10%
20	Rio de Janeiro	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 11	~10%
	Atlantic Forest Naked-toed Gecko			~10%
21	Lima	🇵🇪 Peru	1 of 11	~10%
	Peters' Leaf-toed Gecko			~10%
22	San Diego	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 11	~10%
	Moorish Gecko			~10%
23	San Antonio	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 11	~10%
	Moorish Gecko			~10%
24	Paris	🇫🇷 France	1 of 11	<5%
	Moorish Gecko			<5%
25	Los Angeles	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 11	<5%
	Moorish Gecko			<5%

Zoos & Centres Where Found

#	Zoo / Centre	Country
1	ZooParc de Beauval	🇫🇷 France	In captivity
2	California Academy of Sciences	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
3	Tallinn Zoo	🇪🇪 Estonia	In captivity

Challenges

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Phyllodactylid Geckos

Species in this group

Turniptail Gecko

Southern Turnip-tailed Gecko

Moorish Gecko

Yellowbelly Gecko

Darwin's Marked Gecko

Atlantic Forest Naked-toed Gecko

Peters' Leaf-toed Gecko

Darwin's Leaf-toed Gecko

San Cristóbal Island Leaf-toed Gecko

Galápagos Leaf-toed Gecko

Baur's Leaf-toed Gecko

Daily sighting probability by month

When they're spotted

Where to see Phyllodactylid Geckos

Parks Ranked

Cities Ranked

Zoos & Centres Where Found

Challenges