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White-throated Gecko

Gonatodes albogularis

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered Endemic
40–50% · Likely
overall probability at Marino Ballena National Park
37 Verified records at Marino Ballena National Park
April Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

Gonatodes albogularis, which has been called a number of vernacular names in English, is a smallish species of gecko found in warm parts of Central and South America, Cuba, Hispaniola and Jamaica. They prefer to live in tropical dry forest habitats. It is sexually dimorphic: the male is colourful, while the female is a more drab grey. The fingers do not have lamellar pads for climbing smooth surfaces like many other geckos but instead have normal claws like most lizards. At one time the species had a breeding population in southern Florida, especially Key West, but this population appears to have died out by the early 1990s. They are believed to be able to tell the difference between brightness and hues of conspecifics. Wikipedia →

40–50% of wildlife watchers report a White-throated Gecko sighting in Marino Ballena National Park, based on 37 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Marino Ballena National Park

Costa Rica Least Gecko
LC

Costa Rica Least Gecko

☀️ Diurnal Reptile

Sphaerodactylus graptolaemus

Insufficient data

📅 Monthly Probability

40–50
Jan
40–50
Feb
20–30
Mar
50–60
Apr
30–40
May
40–50
Jun
30–40
Jul
30–40
Aug
40–50
Sep
30–40
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 Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
60–70%
2 Parque Natural Metropolitano 🇵🇦 Panama
60–70%
3 Tayrona National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
60–70%
4 Cahuita National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
40–50%
5 Soberanía National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
40–50%
6 Tortuguero National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
40–50%
7 Marino Ballena National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
40–50%
8 Palo Verde National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
40–50%
9 Bastimentos Island National Marine Park 🇵🇦 Panama
30–40%
10 Darién National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
30–40%
11 Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
30–40%
12 Piedras Blancas National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
30–40%
13 Carara National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
20–30%
14 Braulio Carrillo National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
20–30%
15 Masaya Volcano National Park 🇳🇮 Nicaragua
20–30%
16 Ostional Wildlife Refuge 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
20–30%
17 Manuel Antonio National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
20–30%
18 Corcovado National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
20–30%
19 La Amistad International Park (Panama) 🇵🇦 Panama
10–20%
20 Tenorio Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
10–20%
21 Chagres National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
10–20%
22 Santa Rosa National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
5–10%
23 San Lorenzo Protected Forest 🇵🇦 Panama
Insufficient data
24 Rincón de la Vieja National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
25 Pico Bonito National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras
Insufficient data
26 La Tigra National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras
Insufficient data
27 Volcán Barú National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
Insufficient data
28 Arenal Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
29 Las Baulas Marine National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
30 Farallones de Cali National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
Insufficient data
31 Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
32 Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a White-throated Gecko in Marino Ballena National Park?

About 42% of wildlife watchers report a White-throated Gecko sighting in Marino Ballena National Park, based on 37 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see White-throated Gecko in Marino Ballena National Park?

April has the highest sighting rate for White-throated Gecko in Marino Ballena National Park in our monthly data.

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