Farquhar Half-toed Gecko
Hemidactylus mercatorius
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassSquamata
- FamilyGekkonidae (Gecònids)
- GenusHemidactylus (House Geckos)
- SpeciesHemidactylus mercatorius (Farquhar Half-toed Gecko)
Closest Relatives at Ranomafana National Park
Flathead Leaf-toed Gecko
Hemidactylus platycephalus
Satanic Leaf-tailed Gecko
Uroplatus phantasticus
Peacock Day Gecko
Phelsuma quadriocellata
Striped Day Gecko
Phelsuma lineata
Mossy Leaf-tailed Gecko
Uroplatus sikorae
Mutilating Gecko
Gehyra mutilata
Boettger's Clawless Gecko
Ebenavia boettgeri
Lesser Madagascar Day Gecko
Phelsuma parva
Seven-bump Dwarf Gecko
Lygodactylus miops
Southeastern Lowland Leaf-tailed Gecko
Uroplatus sameiti
📅 Monthly Probability
🌅 When They're Spotted
Most active at dawn and dusk · across all parks (global)
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 | Ranomafana National Park | 🇲🇬 Madagascar | |
| 2 | Ankarafantsika National Park | 🇲🇬 Madagascar |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Farquhar Half-toed Gecko in Ranomafana National Park?
About 30% of visitor-days record a Farquhar Half-toed Gecko sighting in Ranomafana National Park, based on 12 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Farquhar Half-toed Gecko in Ranomafana National Park?
October has the highest sighting rate for Farquhar Half-toed Gecko in Ranomafana National Park in our monthly data.