Coleonyx elegans
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In 3 days ~50% in a week ~80%
The Yucatán banded gecko (Coleonyx elegans) is a species of geckos found in Mexico, Guatemala, and Belize. It is a common inhabitant of forested and open habitats throughout Yucatan Peninsula. It is terrestrial and largely nocturnal. It feeds on invertebrates, including spiders, crickets and beetles, and is non venomous and harmless, despite being highly feared and avoided by many locals. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary | 🇧🇿 Belize | |
| 2 | Calakmul Biosphere Reserve | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 3 | Tikal National Park | 🇬🇹 Guatemala |
No species of the same family or order lives in Tikal National Park, so these are its closest relatives here: other reptiles.
Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Yucatán Banded Gecko sighting in Tikal National Park on a given day, based on 7 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 7th most-seen of the 11 reptiles we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 50%, and over a week to about 80%, if each day is a fresh chance.
July and October
In those months about 40% of wildlife watchers report a Yucatán Banded Gecko in Tikal National Park on a given day, against under 5% in January–March, May, August–September and November, the lowest months. Those are among Tikal National Park's wettest months, with about 140 mm of rain a month against 30 mm in February.
Between 7 and 10 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Yucatán Banded Gecko sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 pm and 6 am: it is mostly seen at night.
3rd of 3
Of the 3 parks where we can rate Yucatán Banded Gecko sightings, Tikal National Park ranks 3rd at about 20%. The best odds are in Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary (Belize, about 40%) and Calakmul Biosphere Reserve (Mexico, about 30%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Yucatán Banded Gecko is recorded against all the reptiles logged in Tikal National Park (7 verified sightings from 2019 to 2026), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.
