Genus

Scaly-toed Geckos

Lepidodactylus

1 species in our catalog · found in 20 parks

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumChordata (Chordates)
ClassSquamata
FamilyGekkonidae (Typical Geckos)
GenusLepidodactylus (Scaly-toed Geckos)

Species in this group

Lepidodactylus lugubris

Daily sighting probability ~60% · Likely

Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~30%

Jan

~40%

Feb

~30%

Mar

~40%

Apr

~40%

May

~30%

Jun

~40%

Jul

~30%

Aug

~40%

Sep

~30%

Oct

~40%

Nov

~30%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Scaly-toed Geckos

Warmer areas are where this group is recorded most often. Shaded: the known ranges of its 3 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	Brownsberg Nature Park	🇸🇷 Suriname	1 of 1	~60%
	Mourning Gecko			~60%
2	Bastimentos Island National Marine Park	🇵🇦 Panama	1 of 1	~50%
	Mourning Gecko			~50%
3	Tortuguero National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 1	~50%
	Mourning Gecko			~50%
4	Daintree National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 1	~40%
	Mourning Gecko			~40%
5	Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 1	~40%
	Mourning Gecko			~40%
6	Utría National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	1 of 1	~40%
	Mourning Gecko			~40%
7	Raja Ampat	🇮🇩 Indonesia	1 of 1	~40%
	Mourning Gecko			~40%
8	Arenal Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 1	~40%
	Mourning Gecko			~40%
9	Marino Ballena National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 1	~40%
	Mourning Gecko			~40%
10	Galápagos Islands	🇪🇨 Ecuador	1 of 1	~30%
	Mourning Gecko			~30%
11	Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 1	~30%
	Mourning Gecko			~30%
12	Manuel Antonio National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 1	~30%
	Mourning Gecko			~30%
13	La Amistad International Park (Panama)	🇵🇦 Panama	1 of 1	~20%
	Mourning Gecko			~20%
14	Cahuita National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 1	~20%
	Mourning Gecko			~20%
15	Soberanía National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	1 of 1	~20%
	Mourning Gecko			~20%
16	Chagres National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	1 of 1	~20%
	Mourning Gecko			~20%
17	Piedras Blancas National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 1	~20%
	Mourning Gecko			~20%
18	Parque Natural Metropolitano	🇵🇦 Panama	1 of 1	~10%
	Mourning Gecko			~10%
19	Farallones de Cali National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	1 of 1	~10%
	Mourning Gecko			~10%
20	Corcovado National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 1	~10%
	Mourning Gecko			~10%

Cities Ranked

#	City	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Salvador	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 1	~60%
	Mourning Gecko			~60%
2	Belém	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 1	~50%
	Mourning Gecko			~50%
3	Cali	🇨🇴 Colombia	1 of 1	~40%
	Mourning Gecko			~40%
4	Barranquilla	🇨🇴 Colombia	1 of 1	~40%
	Mourning Gecko			~40%
5	Manaus	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 1	~30%
	Mourning Gecko			~30%
6	Medellín	🇨🇴 Colombia	1 of 1	~30%
	Mourning Gecko			~30%
7	Guayaquil	🇪🇨 Ecuador	1 of 1	~30%
	Mourning Gecko			~30%
8	Caracas	🇻🇪 Venezuela	1 of 1	~20%
	Mourning Gecko			~20%
9	Panama City	🇵🇦 Panama	1 of 1	~20%
	Mourning Gecko			~20%
10	Santo Domingo	🇩🇴 Dominican Republic	1 of 1	~20%
	Mourning Gecko			~20%
11	Singapore	🇸🇬 Singapore	1 of 1	~20%
	Mourning Gecko			~20%
12	Denpasar	🇮🇩 Indonesia	1 of 1	~10%
	Mourning Gecko			~10%
13	Colombo [Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte]	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	1 of 1	~10%
	Mourning Gecko			~10%
14	San José	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 1	~10%
	Mourning Gecko			~10%
15	Kuala Lumpur	🇲🇾 Malaysia	1 of 1	~10%
	Mourning Gecko			~10%

Zoos & Centres Where Found

#	Zoo / Centre	Country
1	Basel Zoo	🇨🇭 Switzerland	In captivity
2	Drayton Manor Theme Park	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	In captivity
3	National Aquarium	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity

Scaly-toed Geckos

Species in this group

Mourning Gecko

Daily sighting probability by month

When they're spotted

Where to see Scaly-toed Geckos

Parks Ranked

Cities Ranked

Zoos & Centres Where Found