Jewelled Gecko
Naultinus gemmeus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassSquamata
- FamilyDiplodactylidae (Australasian Geckos)
- GenusNaultinus (New Zealand Green Geckos)
- SpeciesNaultinus gemmeus (Jewelled Gecko)
📅 Monthly Probability
🌙 When They're Spotted
Most active during nighttime hours (6pm–6am) · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aoraki Mount Cook National Park | 🇳🇿 New Zealand |
More parks will be added in future updates.
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Jewelled Gecko in Aoraki Mount Cook National Park?
About 21% of visitor-days record a Jewelled Gecko sighting in Aoraki Mount Cook National Park, based on 9 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Jewelled Gecko in Aoraki Mount Cook National Park?
January has the highest sighting rate for Jewelled Gecko in Aoraki Mount Cook National Park in our monthly data.