Northern Spiny-tailed Gecko

Northern Spiny-tailed Gecko

Strophurus ciliaris

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered Endemic
30–40% · Possible
overall probability at Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park

📅 Monthly Probability

50–60
Jan
30–40
Feb
40–50
Mar
20–30
Apr
0–10
May
20–30
Jun
20–30
Jul
0–10
Aug
40–50
Sep
30–40
Oct
50–60
Nov
40–50
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 Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
30–40%
2 Litchfield National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
20–30%
3 Kakadu National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
10–20%
4 Nitmiluk National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Northern Spiny-tailed Gecko in Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park?

About 37% of visitor-days record a Northern Spiny-tailed Gecko sighting in Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park, based on 27 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Northern Spiny-tailed Gecko in Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park?

January has the highest sighting rate for Northern Spiny-tailed Gecko in Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park in our monthly data.

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