Yucatán Banded Gecko
Coleonyx elegans
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassSquamata
- FamilyEublepharidae (Eyelid Geckos)
- GenusColeonyx (Banded Geckos)
- SpeciesColeonyx elegans (Yucatán Banded Gecko)
📅 Monthly Probability
🌙 When They're Spotted
Most active during nighttime hours (6pm–6am) · 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 | Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary | 🇧🇿 Belize | |
| 2 | Calakmul Biosphere Reserve | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 3 | Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 4 | Biotopo Cerro Cahuí | 🇬🇹 Guatemala | |
| 5 | Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 6 | Celestún Biosphere Reserve | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 7 | Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve | 🇲🇽 Mexico |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Yucatán Banded Gecko in Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve?
About 10% of visitor-days record a Yucatán Banded Gecko sighting in Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve, based on 5 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Yucatán Banded Gecko in Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve?
October has the highest sighting rate for Yucatán Banded Gecko in Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve in our monthly data.