Broad-tailed Gecko
Phyllurus platurus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassSquamata
- FamilyCarphodactylidae (Australian Thick-tailed Geckos)
- GenusPhyllurus (Typical Leaf-tailed Geckos)
- SpeciesPhyllurus platurus (Broad-tailed Gecko)
Closest Relatives at Royal National Park
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️🌙 When They're Spotted
Active throughout day and night · 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 | Blue Mountains National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 2 | Royal National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Broad-tailed Gecko in Royal National Park?
About 16% of visitor-days record a Broad-tailed Gecko sighting in Royal National Park, based on 37 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Broad-tailed Gecko in Royal National Park?
November has the highest sighting rate for Broad-tailed Gecko in Royal National Park in our monthly data.