Genus

Leaf-toed Geckos

Phyllodactylus

6 species in our catalog · found in 4 parks

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumChordata (Chordates)
ClassSquamata
FamilyPhyllodactylidae (Phyllodactylid Geckos)
GenusPhyllodactylus (Leaf-toed Geckos)

Species in this group

Phyllodactylus tuberculosus

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

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

Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~20%

Jan

~20%

Feb

~20%

Mar

~10%

Apr

~20%

May

~20%

Jun

~10%

Jul

<5%

Aug

~20%

Sep

~10%

Oct

~10%

Nov

~20%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Leaf-toed Geckos

Warmer areas are where this group is recorded most often. Shaded: the known ranges of its 19 species, darker where more of them overlap (GARD, Roll et al. 2017 & Caetano et al. 2022). Our parks Our cities

Parks Ranked

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Santa Rosa National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 6	~30%
	Yellowbelly Gecko			~30%
2	Galápagos Islands	🇪🇨 Ecuador	5 of 6	~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%
3	Machalilla National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	1 of 6	~20%
	Peters' Leaf-toed Gecko			~20%
4	Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 6	~10%
	Yellowbelly Gecko			~10%