Spotted House Gecko
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Spotted House Gecko

Gekko monarchus

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
40–50% · Likely
overall probability at Danum Valley Conservation Area
34 Verified records at Danum Valley Conservation Area
July Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

Gekko monarchus, also called the spotted house gecko, is a species of gecko found in the Malay Peninsula (including southern Thailand and Singapore), some smaller Malaysian islands, Borneo (Brunei, East Malaysia and Kalimantan), the Philippines, many Indonesian islands including Sumatra, Java, Sulawesi, and New Guinea (Irian Jaya and Papua New Guinea). Wikipedia →

40–50% of wildlife watchers report a Spotted House Gecko sighting in Danum Valley Conservation Area, based on 34 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Danum Valley Conservation Area

White-banded Narrow-disked Gecko
Endemic

White-banded Narrow-disked Gecko

☀️ Diurnal Reptile

Gekko albofasciolatus

30–40% · Possible
Horsfield's Flying Gecko

Horsfield's Flying Gecko

🌅 Crepuscular Reptile

Gekko horsfieldii

10–20% · With luck
Gliding gecko
LC

Gliding gecko

🌙 Nocturnal Reptile

Gekko kuhli

Insufficient data
Flat-tailed House Gecko
LC

Flat-tailed House Gecko

☀️🌙 Day & Night Reptile

Hemidactylus platyurus

40–50% · Likely
Common House Gecko
LC Endemic

Common House Gecko

☀️🌙 Day & Night Reptile

Hemidactylus frenatus

20–30% · Possible
Frilled Gecko
LC

Frilled Gecko

Reptile

Hemidactylus craspedotus

10–20% · With luck
Common Dwarf Gecko
LC

Common Dwarf Gecko

🌙 Nocturnal Reptile

Hemiphyllodactylus typus

10–20% · With luck
Mutilating Gecko
LC

Mutilating Gecko

🌙 Nocturnal Reptile

Gehyra mutilata

10–20% · With luck
Sabah Bow-fingered Gecko
LC

Sabah Bow-fingered Gecko

Reptile

Cyrtodactylus ingeri

Insufficient data
Borneo Bow-fingered Gecko

Borneo Bow-fingered Gecko

☀️ Diurnal Reptile

Cyrtodactylus malayanus

Insufficient data

📅 Monthly Probability

50–60
Jan
40–50
Feb
5–10
Mar
5–10
Apr
30–40
May
20–30
Jun
60–70
Jul
30–40
Aug
50–60
Sep
30–40
Oct
40–50
Nov
30–40
Dec

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙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 Danum Valley Conservation Area 🇲🇾 Malaysia
40–50%
2 Kerinci Seblat National Park 🇮🇩 Indonesia
30–40%
3 Kinabalu Park 🇲🇾 Malaysia
20–30%
4 Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary 🇲🇾 Malaysia
20–30%

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Spotted House Gecko in Danum Valley Conservation Area?

About 40% of wildlife watchers report a Spotted House Gecko sighting in Danum Valley Conservation Area, based on 34 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Spotted House Gecko in Danum Valley Conservation Area?

July has the highest sighting rate for Spotted House Gecko in Danum Valley Conservation Area in our monthly data.

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