Genus

Wall Geckos

Tarentola

1 species in our catalog · found in 7 parks

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumChordata (Chordates)
ClassSquamata
FamilyPhyllodactylidae (Phyllodactylid Geckos)
GenusTarentola (Wall Geckos)

Species in this group

Tarentola mauritanica

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely

Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~20%

Jan

~20%

Feb

~20%

Mar

~30%

Apr

~30%

May

~30%

Jun

~30%

Jul

~40%

Aug

~30%

Sep

~30%

Oct

~20%

Nov

~10%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Wall Geckos

Warmer areas are where this group is recorded most often. Shaded: the known ranges of its 5 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	Doñana National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	1 of 1	~50%
	Moorish Gecko			~50%
2	Monfragüe National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	1 of 1	~40%
	Moorish Gecko			~40%
3	Sierra Nevada National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	1 of 1	~40%
	Moorish Gecko			~40%
4	Cévennes National Park	🇫🇷 France	1 of 1	~30%
	Moorish Gecko			~30%
5	Mercantour National Park	🇫🇷 France	1 of 1	~20%
	Moorish Gecko			~20%
6	Pyrénées National Park	🇫🇷 France	1 of 1	~20%
	Moorish Gecko			~20%
7	Sierra de Guadarrama National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	1 of 1	~10%
	Moorish Gecko			~10%

Cities Ranked

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

Part of the challengeReptiles of Southern European CitiesEuropeMoorish geckoMediterranean house geckoWall lizard

Wall Geckos

Species in this group

Moorish Gecko

Daily sighting probability by month

When they're spotted

Where to see Wall Geckos

Parks Ranked

Cities Ranked

Zoos & Centres Where Found

Challenges