Cape Dwarf Gecko

Cape Dwarf Gecko

Lygodactylus capensis

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
20–30% · Possible
overall probability at Kruger National Park

Closest Relatives at Kruger National Park

Stevenson's Dwarf Gecko
LC

Stevenson's Dwarf Gecko

Reptile

Lygodactylus stevensoni

<5% · Rare
Tropical House Gecko
LC

Tropical House Gecko

🌙 Nocturnal Reptile

Hemidactylus mabouia

20–30% · Possible
Turner's Thick-toed Gecko
LC

Turner's Thick-toed Gecko

🌙 Nocturnal Reptile

Chondrodactylus turneri

10–20% · Possible
Wahlberg's Velvet Gecko
LC

Wahlberg's Velvet Gecko

Reptile

Homopholis wahlbergii

10–20% · With luck
Pointed Thick-toed Gecko
LC

Pointed Thick-toed Gecko

☀️ Diurnal Reptile

Pachydactylus punctatus

0–10% · With luck
Arnold's Velvet Gecko
LC

Arnold's Velvet Gecko

Reptile

Homopholis arnoldi

<5% · Rare
Van Son's Thick-toed Gecko
LC

Van Son's Thick-toed Gecko

Reptile

Pachydactylus vansoni

Insufficient data
Haacke's Flat Gecko
LC

Haacke's Flat Gecko

Reptile

Afroedura haackei

<5% · Rare
Spotted Thick-toed Gecko
LC

Spotted Thick-toed Gecko

☀️ Diurnal Reptile

Pachydactylus maculatus

Insufficient data
Granite Flat Gecko
LC

Granite Flat Gecko

Reptile

Afroedura granitica

Insufficient data
Lowveld Flat Gecko
LC

Lowveld Flat Gecko

Reptile

Afroedura langi

Insufficient data

📅 Monthly Probability

20–30
Jan
20–30
Feb
20–30
Mar
20–30
Apr
20–30
May
20–30
Jun
20–30
Jul
20–30
Aug
20–30
Sep
30–40
Oct
30–40
Nov
30–40
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 Kruger National Park?

About 28% of visitor-days record a Cape Dwarf Gecko sighting in Kruger National Park, based on 406 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

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

October has the highest sighting rate for Cape Dwarf Gecko in Kruger National Park in our monthly data.

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