Central American Banded Gecko

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	Santa Rosa National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	30–40%
2	Carara National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	10–20%
3	Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	0–10%
4	Masaya Volcano National Park	🇳🇮 Nicaragua	Insufficient data
5	Rincón de la Vieja National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
6	Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
7	Ostional Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Central American Banded Gecko in Carara National Park?

About 10% of visitor-days record a Central American Banded Gecko sighting in Carara National Park, based on 7 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Central American Banded Gecko in Carara National Park?

September has the highest sighting rate for Central American Banded Gecko in Carara National Park in our monthly data.