Genus

Turniptail Geckos

Thecadactylus

2 species in our catalog · found in 22 parks

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumChordata (Chordates)
ClassSquamata
FamilyPhyllodactylidae (Phyllodactylid Geckos)
GenusThecadactylus (Turniptail Geckos)

Species in this group

Thecadactylus rapicauda

Daily sighting probability ~60% · Likely

Thecadactylus solimoensis

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely

Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~30%

Jan

~30%

Feb

~30%

Mar

~40%

Apr

~30%

May

~30%

Jun

~30%

Jul

~30%

Aug

~30%

Sep

~30%

Oct

~40%

Nov

~30%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Turniptail Geckos

Warmer areas are where this group is recorded most often. Shaded: the known ranges of its 2 species, darker where more of them overlap (GARD, Roll et al. 2017 & Caetano et al. 2022). Our parks

Parks Ranked

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Main Ridge Forest Reserve	🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago	1 of 2	~60%
	Turniptail Gecko			~60%
2	Brownsberg Nature Park	🇸🇷 Suriname	1 of 2	~60%
	Turniptail Gecko			~60%
3	Yasuní National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	1 of 2	~50%
	Southern Turnip-tailed Gecko			~50%
4	Tayrona National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	1 of 2	~40%
	Turniptail Gecko			~40%
5	Piedras Blancas National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 2	~40%
	Turniptail Gecko			~40%
6	Braulio Carrillo National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 2	~40%
	Turniptail Gecko			~40%
7	Manu National Park	🇵🇪 Peru	1 of 2	~30%
	Southern Turnip-tailed Gecko			~30%
8	Tambopata National Reserve	🇵🇪 Peru	1 of 2	~30%
	Southern Turnip-tailed Gecko			~30%
9	Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 2	~30%
	Turniptail Gecko			~30%
10	Pico Bonito National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	1 of 2	~30%
	Turniptail Gecko			~30%
11	Corcovado National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 2	~20%
	Turniptail Gecko			~20%
12	Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve	🇪🇨 Ecuador	1 of 2	~20%
	Southern Turnip-tailed Gecko			~20%
13	Marino Ballena National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 2	~20%
	Turniptail Gecko			~20%
14	Calakmul Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	1 of 2	~20%
	Turniptail Gecko			~20%
15	Carara National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 2	~20%
	Turniptail Gecko			~20%
16	Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	1 of 2	~20%
	Turniptail Gecko			~20%
17	Soberanía National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	1 of 2	~10%
	Turniptail Gecko			~10%
18	Arenal Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 2	~10%
	Turniptail Gecko			~10%
19	Tortuguero National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 2	~10%
	Turniptail Gecko			~10%
20	Manuel Antonio National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 2	~10%
	Turniptail Gecko			~10%
21	Parque Natural Metropolitano	🇵🇦 Panama	1 of 2	~10%
	Turniptail Gecko			~10%
22	La Amistad International Park (Panama)	🇵🇦 Panama	1 of 2	<5%
	Turniptail Gecko			<5%

Turniptail Geckos

Species in this group

Turniptail Gecko

Southern Turnip-tailed Gecko

Daily sighting probability by month

When they're spotted

Where to see Turniptail Geckos

Parks Ranked