Mediterranean House Gecko

Mediterranean House Gecko

Hemidactylus turcicus

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
10–20% · Possible
overall probability at Sierra Nevada National Park

📅 Monthly Probability

10–20
Jan
20–30
Feb
20–30
Mar
10–20
Apr
10–20
May
10–20
Jun
10–20
Jul
20–30
Aug
20–30
Sep
10–20
Oct
10–20
Nov
10–20
Dec

🌙 When They're Spotted

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

🌙Nocturnal
☀️🌙🌙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 Joshua Tree National Park 🇺🇸 United States
20–30%
2 Big Bend National Park 🇺🇸 United States
10–20%
3 Death Valley National Park 🇺🇸 United States
10–20%
4 Sierra Nevada National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
10–20%
5 Cumbres de Monterrey National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico
10–20%
6 Bahía de Loreto National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico
0–10%
7 El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
Insufficient data
8 Congaree National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data
9 Zion National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data
10 Great Smoky Mountains National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data
11 Channel Islands National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data
12 Shenandoah National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data
13 Everglades National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Mediterranean House Gecko in Sierra Nevada National Park?

About 17% of visitor-days record a Mediterranean House Gecko sighting in Sierra Nevada National Park, based on 11 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Mediterranean House Gecko in Sierra Nevada National Park?

February has the highest sighting rate for Mediterranean House Gecko in Sierra Nevada National Park in our monthly data.

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