Southern Leaf-tailed Gecko
Saltuarius swaini
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassSquamata
- FamilyCarphodactylidae (Australian Thick-tailed Geckos)
- GenusSaltuarius (Forest Leaf-tailed Geckos)
- SpeciesSaltuarius swaini (Southern Leaf-tailed 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 | Springbrook National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 2 | Lamington National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Southern Leaf-tailed Gecko in Springbrook National Park?
About 39% of visitor-days record a Southern Leaf-tailed Gecko sighting in Springbrook National Park, based on 80 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Southern Leaf-tailed Gecko in Springbrook National Park?
April has the highest sighting rate for Southern Leaf-tailed Gecko in Springbrook National Park in our monthly data.