Cape Dwarf Gecko

Cape Dwarf Gecko

Lygodactylus capensis

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
20–30% · Possible
overall probability at Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park

📅 Monthly Probability

20–30
Jan
20–30
Feb
10–20
Mar
0–10
Apr
20–30
May
10–20
Jun
10–20
Jul
0–10
Aug
30–40
Sep
10–20
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 Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park?

About 21% of visitor-days record a Cape Dwarf Gecko sighting in Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park, based on 20 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Cape Dwarf Gecko in Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park?

September has the highest sighting rate for Cape Dwarf Gecko in Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park in our monthly data.

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