Western Banded Gecko

Western Banded Gecko

Coleonyx variegatus

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
10–20% · With luck
overall probability at El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve

📅 Monthly Probability

<5
Jan
10–20
Feb
<5
Mar
20–30
Apr
<5
May
20–30
Jun
<5
Jul
<5
Aug
<5
Sep
<5
Oct
20–30
Nov
<5
Dec

🌙 When They're Spotted

Most active during nighttime hours (6pm–6am) · across all parks (global)

🌙Nocturnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

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 Death Valley National Park 🇺🇸 United States
20–30%
2 Grand Canyon National Park 🇺🇸 United States
10–20%
3 Joshua Tree National Park 🇺🇸 United States
10–20%
4 El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
10–20%
5 Zion National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data
6 Bahía de Loreto National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Western Banded Gecko in El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve?

About 12% of visitor-days record a Western Banded Gecko sighting in El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve, based on 5 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Western Banded Gecko in El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve?

June has the highest sighting rate for Western Banded Gecko in El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve in our monthly data.

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