Spotted House Gecko

Spotted House Gecko

Gekko monarchus

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
30–40% · Possible
overall probability at Kinabalu Park

Closest Relatives at Kinabalu Park

Sabah Flying Gecko

Sabah Flying Gecko

☀️ Diurnal Reptile

Gekko rhacophorus

30–40% · Possible
Gliding gecko
LC

Gliding gecko

Reptile

Gekko kuhli

10–20% · With luck
Tokay Gecko
LC

Tokay Gecko

☀️🌙 Day & Night Reptile

Gekko gecko

10–20% · With luck
White-banded Narrow-disked Gecko

White-banded Narrow-disked Gecko

☀️ Diurnal Reptile

Gekko albofasciolatus

Insufficient data
Horsfield's Flying Gecko
LC

Horsfield's Flying Gecko

🌅 Crepuscular Reptile

Gekko horsfieldii

Insufficient data
Balu Bow-fingered Gecko
LC

Balu Bow-fingered Gecko

☀️ Diurnal Reptile

Cyrtodactylus baluensis

40–50% · Possible
Flat-tailed House Gecko
LC

Flat-tailed House Gecko

☀️🌙 Day & Night Reptile

Hemidactylus platyurus

30–40% · Possible
Common House Gecko
LC

Common House Gecko

☀️🌙 Day & Night Reptile

Hemidactylus frenatus

30–40% · Possible
Borneo Bow-fingered Gecko
LC

Borneo Bow-fingered Gecko

☀️ Diurnal Reptile

Cyrtodactylus malayanus

20–30% · Possible
Common Dwarf Gecko
LC

Common Dwarf Gecko

Reptile

Hemiphyllodactylus typus

10–20% · With luck
Mutilating Gecko
LC

Mutilating Gecko

🌙 Nocturnal Reptile

Gehyra mutilata

10–20% · With luck
Garnot's House Gecko
LC

Garnot's House Gecko

☀️🌙 Day & Night Reptile

Hemidactylus garnotii

Insufficient data

📅 Monthly Probability

30–40
Jan
30–40
Feb
10–20
Mar
20–30
Apr
<5
May
30–40
Jun
40–50
Jul
30–40
Aug
40–50
Sep
0–10
Oct
20–30
Nov
10–20
Dec

☀️ When They're Spotted

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

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙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 Danum Valley Conservation Area 🇲🇾 Malaysia
40–50%
2 Kerinci Seblat National Park 🇮🇩 Indonesia
30–40%
3 Kinabalu Park 🇲🇾 Malaysia
30–40%
4 Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary 🇲🇾 Malaysia
20–30%

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Spotted House Gecko in Kinabalu Park?

About 32% of visitor-days record a Spotted House Gecko sighting in Kinabalu Park, based on 35 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Spotted House Gecko in Kinabalu Park?

September has the highest sighting rate for Spotted House Gecko in Kinabalu Park in our monthly data.

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