Genus

Typical Thick-toed Geckos

Pachydactylus

21 species in our catalog · found in 17 parks

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumChordata (Chordates)
ClassSquamata
FamilyGekkonidae (Typical Geckos)
GenusPachydactylus (Typical Thick-toed Geckos)

Species in this group

Each card shows the species at its best park — tap for the full profile

Pachydactylus rangei

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

LC Endemic

Pachydactylus waterbergensis

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

Pachydactylus punctatus

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Pachydactylus maculatus

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Pachydactylus oshaughnessyi

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Pachydactylus tigrinus

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

NT Endemic

Pachydactylus maraisi

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

LC Endemic

Pachydactylus kochii

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

LC Endemic

Pachydactylus bicolor

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Pachydactylus capensis

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Pachydactylus scutatus

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Pachydactylus rugosus

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

LC Endemic

Pachydactylus werneri

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

LC Endemic

Pachydactylus etultra

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Pachydactylus mariquensis

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Pachydactylus geitje

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Pachydactylus wahlbergii

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Pachydactylus affinis

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Pachydactylus vansoni

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Pachydactylus fasciatus

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

LC Endemic

Pachydactylus reconditus

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

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Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~20%

Jan

~20%

Feb

~10%

Mar

~10%

Apr

~10%

May

~10%

Jun

~10%

Jul

~10%

Aug

~20%

Sep

~20%

Oct

~20%

Nov

~20%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Typical Thick-toed Geckos

Worldwide records of this group (human observations from 2019 onwards, GBIF). Pins mark our parks — tap one for the chance of seeing at least one species of the group there.

Parks Ranked

Chance of seeing at least one species of the group · number of its species present

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Namib-Naukluft National Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	9	~70%
	Namib Sand Gecko			~40%
	Pointed Thick-toed Gecko			~20%
	Marais Thicktoe Gecko			~10%
	Cape Cross Thick-toed Gecko			~10%
	Two-colored Thick-toed Gecko			~10%
	Rough Thick-toed Gecko			Insufficient data
	Werner's Thick-toed Gecko			Insufficient data
	🦎 Sossus Gecko			Insufficient data
	Windhoek Thick-toed Gecko			Insufficient data
2	Waterberg Plateau Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	2	~40%
	Waterberg Thick-toed Gecko			~40%
	Pointed Thick-toed Gecko			Insufficient data
3	Etosha National Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	4	~20%
	Pointed Thick-toed Gecko			~10%
	Large-scaled gecko			Insufficient data
	Namib Sand Gecko			Insufficient data
	🦎 Striped Thick-toed Gecko			Insufficient data
4	Addo Elephant National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	2	~20%
	Spotted Thick-toed Gecko			~20%
	Ceres Thicktoe Gecko			~10%
5	Mana Pools National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	1	~20%
	Pointed Thick-toed Gecko			Insufficient data
6	Gonarezhou National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	2	~20%
	Pointed Thick-toed Gecko			Insufficient data
	Tiger Thick-toed Gecko			Insufficient data
7	Lower Zambezi National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	1	~10%
	Pointed Thick-toed Gecko			Insufficient data
8	Hwange National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	1	~10%
	Lake Nyassa Thick-toed Gecko			Insufficient data
9	Kruger National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	3	~10%
	Pointed Thick-toed Gecko			~10%
	Van Son's Thick-toed Gecko			Insufficient data
	Spotted Thick-toed Gecko			Insufficient data
10	Kafue National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	1	~10%
	Pointed Thick-toed Gecko			Insufficient data
11	Liwonde National Park	🇲🇼 Malawi	1	~10%
	Lake Nyassa Thick-toed Gecko			Insufficient data
12	Garden Route National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	2	~10%
	Cradock Thick-toed Gecko			~10%
	Cape Thick-toed Gecko			Insufficient data
13	Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1	~10%
	Cape Thick-toed Gecko			Insufficient data
14	Moremi Game Reserve	🇧🇼 Botswana	1	<5%
	Wahlberg's Kalahari Gecko			Insufficient data
15	Pilanesberg National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1	<5%
	Transvaal Thick-toed Gecko			Insufficient data
16	iSimangaliso Wetland Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1	<5%
	Van Son's Thick-toed Gecko			Insufficient data
17	Table Mountain National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1	<5%
	Cradock Thick-toed Gecko			<5%