Painted Dwarf Gecko

Painted Dwarf Gecko

Lygodactylus picturatus

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
0–10% · With luck
overall probability at Ngorongoro Conservation Area

📅 Monthly Probability

0–10
Jan
0–10
Feb
<5
Mar
<5
Apr
10–20
May
0–10
Jun
<5
Jul
<5
Aug
<5
Sep
10–20
Oct
<5
Nov
<5
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 Tsavo East National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
0–10%
2 Ngorongoro Conservation Area 🇹🇿 Tanzania
0–10%
3 Mkomazi National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data
4 Lake Manyara National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data
5 Amboseli National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
Insufficient data
6 Tarangire National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data
7 Masai Mara National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya
Insufficient data
8 Serengeti National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Painted Dwarf Gecko in Ngorongoro Conservation Area?

About 6% of visitor-days record a Painted Dwarf Gecko sighting in Ngorongoro Conservation Area, based on 5 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Painted Dwarf Gecko in Ngorongoro Conservation Area?

October has the highest sighting rate for Painted Dwarf Gecko in Ngorongoro Conservation Area in our monthly data.

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