Turniptail Gecko

Turniptail Gecko

Thecadactylus rapicauda

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
40–50% · Likely
overall probability at Tayrona National Natural Park

📅 Monthly Probability

40–50
Jan
10–20
Feb
20–30
Mar
40–50
Apr
70–80
May
30–40
Jun
40–50
Jul
40–50
Aug
50–60
Sep
10–20
Oct
60–70
Nov
50–60
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 Main Ridge Forest Reserve 🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago
60–70%
2 Brownsberg Nature Park 🇸🇷 Suriname
60–70%
3 Tayrona National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
40–50%
4 Piedras Blancas National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
30–40%
5 Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
20–30%
6 Braulio Carrillo National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
20–30%
7 Marino Ballena National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
10–20%
8 Chagres National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
10–20%
9 Corcovado National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
10–20%
10 Darién National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
10–20%
11 Soberanía National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
10–20%
12 Calakmul Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
10–20%
13 Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras
10–20%
14 Arenal Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
10–20%
15 Tortuguero National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
10–20%
16 Carara National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
10–20%
17 Manuel Antonio National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
0–10%
18 La Amistad International Park (Panama) 🇵🇦 Panama
0–10%
19 Utría National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
Insufficient data
20 Pico Bonito National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras
Insufficient data
21 San Lorenzo Protected Forest 🇵🇦 Panama
Insufficient data
22 Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary 🇧🇿 Belize
Insufficient data
23 Anavilhanas National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
Insufficient data
24 Caroni Swamp 🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago
Insufficient data
25 Parque Natural Metropolitano 🇵🇦 Panama
Insufficient data
26 Lago de Yojoa 🇭🇳 Honduras
Insufficient data
27 Coiba National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
Insufficient data
28 Sierra de la Macarena National Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
Insufficient data
29 Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
Insufficient data
30 Biotopo Cerro Cahuí 🇬🇹 Guatemala
Insufficient data
31 Rincón de la Vieja National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
32 Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
Insufficient data
33 Bastimentos Island National Marine Park 🇵🇦 Panama
Insufficient data
34 Tenorio Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
35 Farallones de Cali National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
Insufficient data
36 Cahuita National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
37 Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Turniptail Gecko in Tayrona National Natural Park?

About 47% of visitor-days record a Turniptail Gecko sighting in Tayrona National Natural Park, based on 39 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Turniptail Gecko in Tayrona National Natural Park?

May has the highest sighting rate for Turniptail Gecko in Tayrona National Natural Park in our monthly data.

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