Turniptail Gecko
Thecadactylus rapicauda
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassSquamata
- FamilyPhyllodactylidae (Phyllodactylid Geckos)
- GenusThecadactylus (Turniptail Geckos)
- SpeciesThecadactylus rapicauda (Turniptail Gecko)
Closest Relatives at Tayrona National Natural Park
📅 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
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.