Where does the Moorish Gecko live?
Tarentola mauritanica has 99,698 records in 47 countries and territories, from 1579 to 2026. Most records come from France.
- 99,698 records
- 47 places
- 109 years recorded
- Squamata class
AnimaliaChordataSquamataPhyllodactylidaeTarentola
When it is recorded
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Peak month: June. Records cluster in the months an animal is present and being looked for, so a summer peak can reflect observer effort as much as the animal.
Where it is recorded
| Place | Records | Share |
|---|---|---|
| France | 45,236 | |
| Spain | 32,043 | |
| Italy | 9,408 | |
| Portugal | 8,132 | |
| Argentina | 1,006 | |
| Morocco | 914 | |
| Greece | 785 | |
| United States | 581 | |
| Malta | 375 | |
| Algeria | 261 | |
| Egypt | 219 | |
| Croatia | 130 | |
| Tunisia | 125 | |
| Gibraltar | 105 | |
| Belgium | 70 | |
| Monaco | 62 | |
| Switzerland | 52 | |
| Uruguay | 51 | |
| Germany | 39 | |
| Netherlands | 37 | |
| Slovenia | 15 | |
| Chile | 14 | |
| Libya | 6 | |
| Andorra | 4 | |
| Albania | 3 | |
| Mauritania | 2 | |
| Mexico | 2 | |
| Réunion | 2 | |
| Austria | 1 | |
| Australia | 1 | |
| Central African Republic | 1 | |
| Czechia | 1 | |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | |
| Western Sahara | 1 | |
| Finland | 1 | |
| United Kingdom | 1 | |
| Georgia | 1 | |
| Honduras | 1 | |
| Montenegro | 1 | |
| Mauritius | 1 |
Showing the top 40 of 47 places.
Related animals
Others in the family Phyllodactylidae.
Status from the records: resident
Recorded across many years and months — an established presence. This is inferred from how many years and months the animal appears in, not from a range map — treat it as evidence, not a formal assessment.
Recorded across many years and months — an established presence. This is inferred from how many years and months the animal appears in, not from a range map — treat it as evidence, not a formal assessment.