Van Son's Thick-toed Gecko
Pachydactylus vansoni
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassSquamata
- FamilyGekkonidae (Gecònids)
- GenusPachydactylus (Typical Thick-toed Geckos)
- SpeciesPachydactylus vansoni (Van Son's Thick-toed Gecko)
Closest Relatives at Kruger National Park
Pointed Thick-toed Gecko
Pachydactylus punctatus
Spotted Thick-toed Gecko
Pachydactylus maculatus
Tropical House Gecko
Hemidactylus mabouia
Cape Dwarf Gecko
Lygodactylus capensis
Turner's Thick-toed Gecko
Chondrodactylus turneri
Wahlberg's Velvet Gecko
Homopholis wahlbergii
Stevenson's Dwarf Gecko
Lygodactylus stevensoni
Arnold's Velvet Gecko
Homopholis arnoldi
Haacke's Flat Gecko
Afroedura haackei
Granite Flat Gecko
Afroedura granitica
Lowveld Flat Gecko
Afroedura langi
📅 Monthly Probability
Fewer than 5 records of Van Son's Thick-toed Gecko at Kruger National Park — not enough to chart months honestly.
🕐 When They’re Spotted
Daily activity pattern needs at least 5 timestamped observations in GBIF. Not enough data yet for this species globally.
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 | iSimangaliso Wetland Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 2 | Kruger National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa |