Tulear Velvet Gecko
Blaesodactylus sakalava
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassSquamata
- FamilyGekkonidae (Gecònids)
- GenusBlaesodactylus
- SpeciesBlaesodactylus sakalava (Tulear Velvet Gecko)
Closest Relatives at Ankarafantsika National Park
Mahajanga Velvet Gecko
Blaesodactylus ambonihazo
Koch's Giant Day Gecko
Phelsuma kochi
Gunther's Flat-tail Gecko
Uroplatus guentheri
Common House Gecko
Hemidactylus frenatus
Madagascar Giant Day Gecko
Phelsuma grandis
Henkel's Leaf-tailed Gecko
Uroplatus henkeli
Grandidier's Dwarf Gecko
Lygodactylus tolampyae
Madagascar Dwarf Leaf-toed Gecko
Paroedura vazimba
Thick Tail Gecko
Phelsuma mutabilis
Peters' Spotted Gecko
Geckolepis maculata
Farquhar Half-toed Gecko
Hemidactylus mercatorius
Striped Day Gecko
Phelsuma lineata
📅 Monthly Probability
Fewer than 5 records of Tulear Velvet Gecko at Ankarafantsika National Park — not enough to chart months honestly.
🌅 When They're Spotted
Most active at dawn and dusk · across all parks (global)
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 | Ankarafantsika National Park | 🇲🇬 Madagascar | |
| 2 | Berenty Reserve | 🇲🇬 Madagascar |