Peninsular Leaf-toed Gecko
Phyllodactylus nocticolus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassSquamata
- FamilyPhyllodactylidae (Phyllodactylid Geckos)
- GenusPhyllodactylus (Leaf-toed Geckos)
- SpeciesPhyllodactylus nocticolus (Peninsular Leaf-toed Gecko)
Closest Relatives at Bahía de Loreto National Park
📅 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 | Bahía de Loreto National Park | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 2 | El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 3 | Joshua Tree National Park | 🇺🇸 United States |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Peninsular Leaf-toed Gecko in Bahía de Loreto National Park?
About 9% of visitor-days record a Peninsular Leaf-toed Gecko sighting in Bahía de Loreto National Park, based on 5 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Peninsular Leaf-toed Gecko in Bahía de Loreto National Park?
September has the highest sighting rate for Peninsular Leaf-toed Gecko in Bahía de Loreto National Park in our monthly data.