Common Prickly Gecko
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Common Prickly Gecko

Heteronotia binoei

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered Endemic
30–40% · Possible
overall probability at Litchfield National Park
16 Verified records at Litchfield National Park
April Best month highest sighting rate
☀️🌙 Day & Night When it's active Active throughout day and night

Heteronotia binoei, known commonly as Bynoe's gecko, is a species of lizard in the family Gekkonidae, and is endemic to Australia. One of the continent's least-habitat-specific geckos, it occurs naturally across much of the country, and has also established in areas where it does not occur normally, such as urban Perth, Western Australia. It is dark brown to reddish-brown, depending on the colour of the ground upon which it lives (to which it adapts for camouflaging), as well as irregular light bands with dark edges along its back. Bynoe's gecko is one of a small number of vertebrate species that are known to reproduce by parthenogenesis, another reptilian example being the mourning gecko (Lepidodactylus lugubris) of Southeast Asia and Oceania islands (not Australia or New Zealand). Wikipedia →

30–40% of wildlife watchers report a Common Prickly Gecko sighting in Litchfield National Park, based on 16 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Litchfield National Park

House Gecko
LC Endemic

House Gecko

🌙 Nocturnal Reptile

Gehyra australis

Insufficient data
Common House Gecko
LC Endemic

Common House Gecko

☀️🌙 Day & Night Reptile

Hemidactylus frenatus

Insufficient data
Litchfield Spotted Gecko
Endemic

Litchfield Spotted Gecko

🌙 Nocturnal Reptile

Gehyra paranana

Insufficient data
Northern Spotted Rock Dtella
LC Endemic

Northern Spotted Rock Dtella

🌙 Nocturnal Reptile

Gehyra nana

Insufficient data

📅 Monthly Probability

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

☀️🌙 When They're Spotted

Active throughout day and night · across all parks (global)

☀️🌙Day & Night
☀️🌙🌙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 Litchfield National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
30–40%
2 Flinders Ranges National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
20–30%
3 Kakadu National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
20–30%
4 Ningaloo Marine Park 🇦🇺 Australia
20–30%
5 Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
10–20%
6 Nitmiluk National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Common Prickly Gecko in Litchfield National Park?

About 36% of wildlife watchers report a Common Prickly Gecko sighting in Litchfield National Park, based on 16 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Common Prickly Gecko in Litchfield National Park?

April has the highest sighting rate for Common Prickly Gecko in Litchfield National Park in our monthly data.

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