Family

Phyllodactylid Geckos

Phyllodactylidae

24 species in our catalog · found in 78 parks

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumChordata (Chordates)
ClassSquamata
FamilyPhyllodactylidae (Phyllodactylid Geckos)

Species in this group

Each card shows the species at its best park — tap for the full profile

Thecadactylus rapicauda

Daily sighting probability ~70% · Very likely

Thecadactylus solimoensis

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely

Tarentola mauritanica

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely

Phyllodactylus tuberculosus

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

LC Endemic

Homonota darwinii

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Phyllodactylus reissii

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Gymnodactylus darwinii

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

NT Endemic

Phyllodactylus unctus

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Tarentola senegambiae

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Tarentola parvicarinata

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Phyllodactylus ventralis

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Phyllodactylus nocticolus

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Phyllodactylus angustidigitus

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

NT Endemic

Phyllodactylus darwini

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

LC Endemic

Phyllodactylus bugastrolepis

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

NT Endemic

Phyllodactylus leei

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

NT Endemic

Phyllodactylus galapagensis

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Endemic

Phyllodactylus baurii

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Endemic

Phyllodactylus coronatus

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Endemic

Phyllodactylus andysabini

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Endemic

Phyllodactylus simpsoni

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Tarentola annularis

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

LC Endemic

Phyllodactylus barringtonensis

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Endemic

Phyllodactylus gorii

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

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Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~20%

Jan

~20%

Feb

~20%

Mar

~20%

Apr

~20%

May

~20%

Jun

~30%

Jul

~20%

Aug

~30%

Sep

~20%

Oct

~30%

Nov

~20%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Phyllodactylid Geckos

Worldwide records of this group (human observations from 2019 onwards, GBIF). Pins mark our parks — tap one for the chance of seeing at least one species of the group there.

Parks Ranked

Chance of seeing at least one species of the group · number of its species present

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Main Ridge Forest Reserve	🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago	1	~70%
	Turniptail Gecko			~70%
2	Brownsberg Nature Park	🇸🇷 Suriname	1	~60%
	Turniptail Gecko			~60%
3	Tayrona National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	2	~50%
	Turniptail Gecko			~50%
	Margarita Leaf-toed Gecko			Insufficient data
4	Yasuní National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	1	~50%
	Southern Turnip-tailed Gecko			~50%
5	Doñana National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	1	~50%
	Moorish Gecko			~50%
6	Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve	🇪🇨 Ecuador	1	~40%
	Southern Turnip-tailed Gecko			~40%
7	Piedras Blancas National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	~40%
	Turniptail Gecko			~40%
8	Monfragüe National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	1	~40%
	Moorish Gecko			~40%
9	Sierra Nevada National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	1	~30%
	Moorish Gecko			~30%
10	Cévennes National Park	🇫🇷 France	1	~30%
	Moorish Gecko			~30%
11	Santa Rosa National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	~30%
	Yellowbelly Gecko			~30%
12	Galápagos Islands	🇪🇨 Ecuador	9	~30%
	Darwin's Leaf-toed Gecko			~10%
	San Cristóbal Island Leaf-toed Gecko			~10%
	Peters' Leaf-toed Gecko			~10%
	Galápagos Leaf-toed Gecko			~10%
	Baur's Leaf-toed Gecko			<5%
	🦎 Andy Sabin's Leaf-toed Gecko			Insufficient data
	🦎 Simpson's Leaf-toed Gecko			Insufficient data
	Barrington Leaf-toed Gecko			Insufficient data
	Española leaf-toed gecko			Insufficient data
13	Utría National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	1	~30%
	Turniptail Gecko			Insufficient data
14	Braulio Carrillo National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	~30%
	Turniptail Gecko			~30%
15	Tambopata National Reserve	🇵🇪 Peru	1	~30%
	Southern Turnip-tailed Gecko			~30%
16	Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	~30%
	Turniptail Gecko			~30%
17	Península Valdés	🇦🇷 Argentina	1	~30%
	Darwin's Marked Gecko			~30%
18	Pyrénées National Park	🇫🇷 France	1	~20%
	Moorish Gecko			~20%
19	Manu National Park	🇵🇪 Peru	1	~20%
	Southern Turnip-tailed Gecko			~20%
20	Machalilla National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	1	~20%
	Peters' Leaf-toed Gecko			~20%
21	Niokolo-Koba National Park	🇸🇳 Senegal	2	~20%
	Senegambian Wall Gecko			Insufficient data
	Sierra Leone Wall Gecko			Insufficient data
22	Chagres National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	1	~20%
	Turniptail Gecko			~20%
23	Pico Bonito National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	1	~20%
	Turniptail Gecko			Insufficient data
24	San Lorenzo Protected Forest	🇵🇦 Panama	1	~20%
	Turniptail Gecko			Insufficient data
25	Marino Ballena National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	~20%
	Turniptail Gecko			~20%
26	Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary	🇧🇿 Belize	1	~20%
	Turniptail Gecko			Insufficient data
27	Corcovado National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	~20%
	Turniptail Gecko			~20%
28	Amacayacu National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	1	~20%
	Southern Turnip-tailed Gecko			~20%
29	Bahía de Loreto National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	3	~20%
	Peninsular Leaf-toed Gecko			~10%
	Catalina Island Leaf-toed Gecko			Insufficient data
	🦎 Coronado Island Leaf-toed Gecko			Insufficient data
30	Cordillera Azul National Park	🇵🇪 Peru	1	~20%
	Southern Turnip-tailed Gecko			~20%
31	Darién National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	1	~20%
	Turniptail Gecko			~20%
32	Soberanía National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	1	~20%
	Turniptail Gecko			~20%
33	Calakmul Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	1	~20%
	Turniptail Gecko			~20%
34	Rincón de la Vieja National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2	~20%
	Turniptail Gecko			Insufficient data
	Yellowbelly Gecko			Insufficient data
35	Serra dos Órgãos National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	1	~20%
	Atlantic Forest Naked-toed Gecko			~20%
36	Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	1	~20%
	Turniptail Gecko			~20%
37	Madidi National Park	🇧🇴 Bolivia	1	~10%
	Southern Turnip-tailed Gecko			Insufficient data
38	Arenal Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	~10%
	Turniptail Gecko			~10%
39	Sierra de Guadarrama National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	1	~10%
	Moorish Gecko			~10%
40	Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	2	~10%
	Turniptail Gecko			Insufficient data
	Yellowbelly Gecko			Insufficient data
41	Mercantour National Park	🇫🇷 France	1	~10%
	Moorish Gecko			~10%
42	Anavilhanas National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	1	~10%
	Turniptail Gecko			Insufficient data
43	Cabo Pulmo National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	1	~10%
	San Lucan Gecko			Insufficient data
44	Masaya Volcano National Park	🇳🇮 Nicaragua	1	~10%
	Yellowbelly Gecko			Insufficient data
45	Palo Verde National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	~10%
	Yellowbelly Gecko			Insufficient data
46	Henri Pittier National Park	🇻🇪 Venezuela	1	~10%
	Margarita Leaf-toed Gecko			Insufficient data
47	Caroni Swamp	🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago	1	~10%
	Turniptail Gecko			Insufficient data
48	Tortuguero National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	~10%
	Turniptail Gecko			~10%
49	Lago de Yojoa	🇭🇳 Honduras	1	~10%
	Turniptail Gecko			Insufficient data
50	Carara National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	~10%
	Turniptail Gecko			~10%
51	Camargue	🇫🇷 France	1	~10%
	Moorish Gecko			Insufficient data
52	Coiba National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	1	~10%
	Turniptail Gecko			Insufficient data
53	Tikal National Park	🇬🇹 Guatemala	1	~10%
	Turniptail Gecko			Insufficient data
54	Manuel Antonio National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	~10%
	Turniptail Gecko			~10%
55	Sierra de la Macarena National Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	1	~10%
	Turniptail Gecko			Insufficient data
56	Parque Natural Metropolitano	🇵🇦 Panama	1	~10%
	Turniptail Gecko			Insufficient data
57	Biotopo Cerro Cahuí	🇬🇹 Guatemala	1	~10%
	Turniptail Gecko			Insufficient data
58	Tijuca National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	1	~10%
	Atlantic Forest Naked-toed Gecko			~10%
59	Ordesa y Monte Perdido National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	1	~10%
	Moorish Gecko			Insufficient data
60	Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	1	~10%
	Turniptail Gecko			Insufficient data
61	Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	~10%
	Yellowbelly Gecko			Insufficient data
62	Reserva de la Biosfera Mariposa Monarca	🇲🇽 Mexico	1	~10%
	Moorish Gecko			Insufficient data
63	Paracas National Reserve	🇵🇪 Peru	1	~10%
	Narrow Leaf-toed Gecko			Insufficient data
64	El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	1	~10%
	Peninsular Leaf-toed Gecko			Insufficient data
65	Bastimentos Island National Marine Park	🇵🇦 Panama	1	~10%
	Turniptail Gecko			Insufficient data
66	Aigüestortes National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	1	~10%
	Moorish Gecko			Insufficient data
67	La Amistad International Park (Panama)	🇵🇦 Panama	1	~10%
	Turniptail Gecko			~10%
68	Tenorio Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	~10%
	Turniptail Gecko			Insufficient data
69	Las Baulas Marine National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	~10%
	Yellowbelly Gecko			Insufficient data
70	Farallones de Cali National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	1	~10%
	Turniptail Gecko			Insufficient data
71	Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	<5%
	Yellowbelly Gecko			Insufficient data
72	Cahuita National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	<5%
	Turniptail Gecko			Insufficient data
73	Ecrins National Park	🇫🇷 France	1	<5%
	Moorish Gecko			Insufficient data
74	Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	<5%
	Turniptail Gecko			Insufficient data
75	Cañón del Sumidero National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	1	<5%
	Yellowbelly Gecko			Insufficient data
76	Everglades National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	<5%
	Ringed Wall Gecko			Insufficient data
77	Saguaro National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	<5%
	Ringed Wall Gecko			Insufficient data
78	Joshua Tree National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	<5%
	Peninsular Leaf-toed Gecko			Insufficient data