Tropical House Gecko
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Tropical House Gecko

Hemidactylus mabouia

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
Insufficient data
overall probability at Virunga National Park
3 Verified records at Virunga National Park
🌙 Nocturnal When it's active during nighttime hours (6pm–6am)

The tropical house gecko (Hemidactylus mabouia), also called the cosmopolitan house gecko, is a species of lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is native to sub-Saharan Africa. However, it is also found in North, Central and South America and the Caribbean, where it has been inadvertently introduced by humans. Wikipedia →

📅 Monthly Probability

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Fewer than 5 records of Tropical House Gecko at Virunga National Park — not enough to chart months honestly.

🌙 When They're Spotted

Most active during nighttime hours (6pm–6am) · across all parks (global)

🌙Nocturnal
☀️🌙🌙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 Main Ridge Forest Reserve 🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago
50–60%
2 iSimangaliso Wetland Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
40–50%
3 Cordillera Azul National Park 🇵🇪 Peru
30–40%
4 Amboró National Park 🇧🇴 Bolivia
30–40%
5 Serra dos Órgãos National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
30–40%
6 Brownsberg Nature Park 🇸🇷 Suriname
30–40%
7 Everglades National Park 🇺🇸 United States
30–40%
8 Gonarezhou National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
30–40%
9 South Luangwa National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
20–30%
10 Kruger National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
20–30%
11 Nairobi National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
20–30%
12 Itatiaia National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
20–30%
13 Big Cypress National Preserve 🇺🇸 United States
20–30%
14 Gorongosa National Park 🇲🇿 Mozambique
20–30%
15 Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
20–30%
16 Tijuca National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
20–30%
17 Addo Elephant National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
20–30%
18 Anavilhanas National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
10–20%
19 Liwonde National Park 🇲🇼 Malawi
10–20%
20 Iguazú National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina
10–20%
21 Iguaçu National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
10–20%
22 Kibale National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
10–20%
23 Tambopata National Reserve 🇵🇪 Peru
10–20%
24 Amacayacu National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
10–20%
25 Garden Route National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
10–20%
26 Tsavo East National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
10–20%
27 Tsavo West National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
10–20%
28 Iberá National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina
10–20%
29 Masai Mara National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya
5–10%
30 Chobe National Park 🇧🇼 Botswana
5–10%
31 Serengeti National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%
32 Table Mountain National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
<5%
33 Blue and John Crow Mountains National Park 🇯🇲 Jamaica
Insufficient data
34 Los Haitises National Park 🇩🇴 Dominican Republic
Insufficient data
35 Ciénaga de Zapata 🇨🇺 Cuba
Insufficient data
36 Lake Mburo National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
Insufficient data
37 Kafue National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
Insufficient data
38 Chapada Diamantina National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
Insufficient data
39 Canaima National Park 🇻🇪 Venezuela
Insufficient data
40 Serra da Canastra National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
Insufficient data
41 Emas National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
Insufficient data
42 Lake Nakuru National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
Insufficient data
43 Ruaha National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data
44 Chapada dos Guimarães National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
Insufficient data
45 Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas 🇧🇷 Brazil
Insufficient data
46 Hwange National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
Insufficient data
47 Taï National Park 🇨🇮 Ivory Coast
Insufficient data
48 Lower Zambezi National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
Insufficient data
49 Murchison Falls National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
Insufficient data
50 Madidi National Park 🇧🇴 Bolivia
Insufficient data
51 Mikumi National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data
52 Mana Pools National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
Insufficient data
53 Jaragua National Park 🇩🇴 Dominican Republic
Insufficient data
54 Samburu National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya
Insufficient data
55 Puracé National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
Insufficient data
56 Nyungwe National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
Insufficient data
57 Akagera National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
Insufficient data
58 Queen Elizabeth National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
Insufficient data
59 Henri Pittier National Park 🇻🇪 Venezuela
Insufficient data
60 Amboseli National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
Insufficient data
61 Pilanesberg National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
Insufficient data
62 Mkomazi National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data
63 Ngorongoro Conservation Area 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data
64 Virunga National Park 🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo
Insufficient data
65 Tarangire National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data
66 Yasuní National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador
Insufficient data
67 Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve 🇪🇨 Ecuador
Insufficient data
68 Shenandoah National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data
69 Big Bend National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data
70 Great Smoky Mountains National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data
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