Kendall's Rock Gecko
Cnemaspis kendallii
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Chordates)
- ClassSquamata
- FamilyGekkonidae (Typical Geckos)
- GenusCnemaspis (Round-eyed Geckos)
- SpeciesCnemaspis kendallii (Kendall's Rock Gecko)
About the Kendall's Rock Gecko
Kendall's rock gecko (Cnemaspis kendallii) is a species of gecko, a lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is endemic to Borneo and the Malaysian peninsula. C. kendallii is oviparous. Boulenger GA (1885). Catalogue of the Lizards in the British Museum (Natural History). Second Edition. Volume I. Geckonidæ... London: Trustees of the British Museum (Natural History). (Taylor and Francis, printers). xii + 436 pp. + Plates I-XXXII. (Gonatodes kendallii, new combination, pp. 63–64 + Plate V, figures 4, 4a).
Das I (2006). A Photographic Guide to Snakes and other Reptiles of Borneo. Sanibel Island, Florida: Ralph Curtis Books. 144 pp. ISBN 978-0883590614. (Cnemaspis kendallii, p. 90). Gray JE (1845). Catalogue of the Specimens of Lizards in the Collection of the British Museum. London: Trustees of the British Museum. (Edward Newman, printer). xxviii + 289 pp. (Heteronota kendallii, new species, p. 174). Wikipedia →
Closest Relatives at Bako National Park
Inger's Bow-fingered Gecko
Cyrtodactylus pubisulcus
Spotted House Gecko
Gekko monarchus
Banded Forest Gecko
Cyrtodactylus consobrinus
Brown's Wolf Gecko
Gekko browni
Mutilating Gecko
Gehyra mutilata
Common House Gecko
Hemidactylus frenatus
Garnot's House Gecko
Hemidactylus garnotii
Flat-tailed House Gecko
Hemidactylus platyurus
Common Dwarf Gecko
Hemiphyllodactylus typus
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 | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bako National Park | 🇲🇾 Malaysia |
More parks will be added in future updates.
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Kendall's Rock Gecko in Bako National Park?
About 70% of wildlife watchers report a Kendall's Rock Gecko sighting in Bako National Park, based on 62 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Kendall's Rock Gecko in Bako National Park?
December has the highest sighting rate for Kendall's Rock Gecko in Bako National Park in our monthly data.