Cape Dwarf Gecko

Cape Dwarf Gecko

Lygodactylus capensis

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
30–40% · Possible
overall probability at Addo Elephant National Park

📅 Monthly Probability

10–20
Jan
30–40
Feb
30–40
Mar
40–50
Apr
20–30
May
30–40
Jun
30–40
Jul
20–30
Aug
20–30
Sep
30–40
Oct
20–30
Nov
20–30
Dec

☀️ When They're Spotted

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

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙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 Garden Route National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
30–40%
2 iSimangaliso Wetland Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
30–40%
3 Gorongosa National Park 🇲🇿 Mozambique
30–40%
4 Addo Elephant National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
30–40%
5 Kruger National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
20–30%
6 Table Mountain National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
20–30%
7 Pilanesberg National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
20–30%
8 South Luangwa National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
20–30%
9 Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
20–30%
10 Ruaha National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data
11 Lower Zambezi National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
Insufficient data
12 Mana Pools National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
Insufficient data
13 Hwange National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
Insufficient data
14 Chobe National Park 🇧🇼 Botswana
Insufficient data
15 Masai Mara National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya
Insufficient data
16 Tarangire National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data
17 Moremi Game Reserve 🇧🇼 Botswana
Insufficient data
18 Serengeti National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Cape Dwarf Gecko in Addo Elephant National Park?

About 30% of visitor-days record a Cape Dwarf Gecko sighting in Addo Elephant National Park, based on 159 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Cape Dwarf Gecko in Addo Elephant National Park?

April has the highest sighting rate for Cape Dwarf Gecko in Addo Elephant National Park in our monthly data.

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