The turnip-tailed gecko (Thecadactylus rapicauda) is a species of gecko widely distributed from Mexico southward through Central America and into South America as far south as Brazil, and on many islands in the Lesser Antilles.

It is a large gecko, reaching a length of 120 mm snout-to-vent.

Its color varies from pale to dark gray to deep orange.

They are nocturnal in nature and are frequently found 5–30 feet up the trunks of palm trees.

[2] Predators of T. rapicauda include the phyllostomid bat, Chrotopterus auritus.