Balu Bow-fingered Gecko
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Balu Bow-fingered Gecko

Cyrtodactylus baluensis

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
30–40% · Possible
overall probability at Kinabalu Park
57 Verified records at Kinabalu Park
November Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The Balu bow-fingered gecko or Besar Island bent-toed gecko (Cyrtodactylus baluensis) is a species of gecko endemic to Borneo. It is known from Brunei, Sarawak and Sabah (Malaysia), and East Kalimantan (Indonesia). Wikipedia →

30–40% of wildlife watchers report a Balu Bow-fingered Gecko sighting in Kinabalu Park, based on 57 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Kinabalu Park

Borneo Bow-fingered Gecko

Borneo Bow-fingered Gecko

☀️ Diurnal Reptile

Cyrtodactylus malayanus

20–30% · Possible
Hikida's Bow-fingered Gecko
LC

Hikida's Bow-fingered Gecko

🌙 Nocturnal Reptile

Cyrtodactylus matsuii

Insufficient data
Sabah Lowland Bent-toed Gecko

Sabah Lowland Bent-toed Gecko

🌙 Nocturnal Reptile

Cyrtodactylus yoshii

Insufficient data
Flat-tailed House Gecko
LC

Flat-tailed House Gecko

☀️🌙 Day & Night Reptile

Hemidactylus platyurus

30–40% · Possible
Spotted House Gecko
LC

Spotted House Gecko

☀️ Diurnal Reptile

Gekko monarchus

20–30% · Possible
Common House Gecko
LC Endemic

Common House Gecko

☀️🌙 Day & Night Reptile

Hemidactylus frenatus

20–30% · Possible
Sabah Flying Gecko

Sabah Flying Gecko

☀️ Diurnal Reptile

Gekko rhacophorus

20–30% · Possible
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
Tokay Gecko
LC

Tokay Gecko

☀️🌙 Day & Night Reptile

Gekko gecko

5–10% · With luck
Gliding gecko
LC

Gliding gecko

🌙 Nocturnal Reptile

Gekko kuhli

5–10% · With luck
Garnot's House Gecko
LC

Garnot's House Gecko

☀️🌙 Day & Night Reptile

Hemidactylus garnotii

Insufficient data

📅 Monthly Probability

20–30
Jan
20–30
Feb
40–50
Mar
40–50
Apr
30–40
May
30–40
Jun
20–30
Jul
40–50
Aug
40–50
Sep
5–10
Oct
50–60
Nov
40–50
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 Kinabalu Park 🇲🇾 Malaysia
30–40%

More parks will be added in future updates.

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Balu Bow-fingered Gecko in Kinabalu Park?

About 38% of wildlife watchers report a Balu Bow-fingered Gecko sighting in Kinabalu Park, based on 57 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Balu Bow-fingered Gecko in Kinabalu Park?

November has the highest sighting rate for Balu Bow-fingered Gecko in Kinabalu Park in our monthly data.

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