Spotted House Gecko
Gekko monarchus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassSquamata
- FamilyGekkonidae (Gecònids)
- GenusGekko (Calling Geckos)
- SpeciesGekko monarchus (Spotted House Gecko)
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 →
20–30% of wildlife watchers report a Spotted House Gecko sighting in Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary, based on 33 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary
White-banded Narrow-disked Gecko
Gekko albofasciolatus
Gliding gecko
Gekko kuhli
Horsfield's Flying Gecko
Gekko horsfieldii
Flat-tailed House Gecko
Hemidactylus platyurus
Mutilating Gecko
Gehyra mutilata
Common House Gecko
Hemidactylus frenatus
Garnot's House Gecko
Hemidactylus garnotii
Sabah Lowland Bent-toed Gecko
Cyrtodactylus yoshii
Borneo Bow-fingered Gecko
Cyrtodactylus malayanus
Common Dwarf Gecko
Hemiphyllodactylus typus
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
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 | |
| 2 | Kerinci Seblat National Park | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 3 | Kinabalu Park | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 4 | Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary | 🇲🇾 Malaysia |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Spotted House Gecko in Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary?
About 24% of wildlife watchers report a Spotted House Gecko sighting in Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary, based on 33 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Spotted House Gecko in Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary?
January has the highest sighting rate for Spotted House Gecko in Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary in our monthly data.