Cape Dwarf Gecko
Lygodactylus capensis
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassSquamata
- FamilyGekkonidae (Gecònids)
- GenusLygodactylus (Afro-Neotropical Dwarf Geckos)
- SpeciesLygodactylus capensis (Cape Dwarf Gecko)
Closest Relatives at Lower Zambezi National Park
📅 Monthly Probability
Fewer than 5 records of Cape Dwarf Gecko at Lower Zambezi National Park — not enough to chart months honestly.
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · 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 | Garden Route National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 2 | iSimangaliso Wetland Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 3 | Gorongosa National Park | 🇲🇿 Mozambique | |
| 4 | Addo Elephant National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 5 | Kruger National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 6 | Table Mountain National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 7 | Pilanesberg National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 8 | South Luangwa National Park | 🇿🇲 Zambia | |
| 9 | Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 10 | Ruaha National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 11 | Lower Zambezi National Park | 🇿🇲 Zambia | |
| 12 | Mana Pools National Park | 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe | |
| 13 | Hwange National Park | 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe | |
| 14 | Chobe National Park | 🇧🇼 Botswana | |
| 15 | Masai Mara National Reserve | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 16 | Tarangire National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 17 | Moremi Game Reserve | 🇧🇼 Botswana | |
| 18 | Serengeti National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania |