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Barking Gecko

Underwoodisaurus milii

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered Endemic
5–10% · Rare
overall probability at Royal National Park
7 Verified records at Royal National Park
November Best month highest sighting rate
☀️🌙 Day & Night When it's active Active throughout day and night

Underwoodisaurus milii is a species of gecko, a lizard in the family Carphodactylidae. The species is commonly known as the thick-tailed or barking gecko, referring to its distinctive plump tail and sharp, barking defensive call. The genus is also often called thick-tailed geckos as a group, along with the species Uvidicolus sphyrurus. Wikipedia →

5–10% of wildlife watchers report a Barking Gecko sighting in Royal National Park, based on 7 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Royal National Park

Broad-tailed Gecko
LC Endemic

Broad-tailed Gecko

☀️🌙 Day & Night Reptile

Phyllurus platurus

10–20% · With luck

📅 Monthly Probability

<5
Jan
5–10
Feb
10–20
Mar
<5
Apr
<5
May
<5
Jun
<5
Jul
<5
Aug
5–10
Sep
<5
Oct
10–20
Nov
<5
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 Flinders Ranges National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
30–40%
2 Royal National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
5–10%
3 Blue Mountains National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Barking Gecko in Royal National Park?

About 5% of wildlife watchers report a Barking Gecko sighting in Royal National Park, based on 7 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Barking Gecko in Royal National Park?

November has the highest sighting rate for Barking Gecko in Royal National Park in our monthly data.

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