Turniptail 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	Main Ridge Forest Reserve	🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago	60–70%
2	Brownsberg Nature Park	🇸🇷 Suriname	60–70%
3	Tayrona National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	40–50%
4	Piedras Blancas National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	30–40%
5	Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	20–30%
6	Braulio Carrillo National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	20–30%
7	Marino Ballena National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	10–20%
8	Chagres National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	10–20%
9	Corcovado National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	10–20%
10	Darién National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	10–20%
11	Soberanía National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	10–20%
12	Calakmul Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	10–20%
13	Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	10–20%
14	Arenal Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	10–20%
15	Tortuguero National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	10–20%
16	Carara National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	10–20%
17	Manuel Antonio National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	0–10%
18	La Amistad International Park (Panama)	🇵🇦 Panama	0–10%
19	Utría National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	Insufficient data
20	Pico Bonito National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	Insufficient data
21	San Lorenzo Protected Forest	🇵🇦 Panama	Insufficient data
22	Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary	🇧🇿 Belize	Insufficient data
23	Anavilhanas National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	Insufficient data
24	Caroni Swamp	🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago	Insufficient data
25	Parque Natural Metropolitano	🇵🇦 Panama	Insufficient data
26	Lago de Yojoa	🇭🇳 Honduras	Insufficient data
27	Coiba National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	Insufficient data
28	Sierra de la Macarena National Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	Insufficient data
29	Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	Insufficient data
30	Biotopo Cerro Cahuí	🇬🇹 Guatemala	Insufficient data
31	Rincón de la Vieja National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
32	Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	Insufficient data
33	Bastimentos Island National Marine Park	🇵🇦 Panama	Insufficient data
34	Tenorio Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
35	Farallones de Cali National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	Insufficient data
36	Cahuita National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
37	Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Turniptail Gecko in Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge?

About 26% of visitor-days record a Turniptail Gecko sighting in Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge, based on 19 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Turniptail Gecko in Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge?

November has the highest sighting rate for Turniptail Gecko in Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge in our monthly data.