Marbled Leaf-toed Gecko

Marbled Leaf-toed Gecko

Afrogecko porphyreus

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
10–20% · With luck
overall probability at Garden Route National Park
95 Verified records at Garden Route National Park
April Best month highest sighting rate
🌅 Crepuscular When it's active at dawn and dusk

The marbled leaf-toed gecko (Afrogecko porphyreus) is a gecko found in southern and southwestern South Africa (including many offshore islands) and in Namibia. It is a flat, medium-sized gecko. Wikipedia →

10–20% of wildlife watchers report a Marbled Leaf-toed Gecko sighting in Garden Route National Park, based on 95 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

📅 Monthly Probability

10–20
Jan
20–30
Feb
10–20
Mar
20–30
Apr
20–30
May
10–20
Jun
10–20
Jul
<5
Aug
5–10
Sep
10–20
Oct
20–30
Nov
10–20
Dec

🌅 When They're Spotted

Most active at dawn and dusk · across all parks (global)

🌅Crepuscular
☀️🌙🌙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 Table Mountain National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
30–40%
2 Garden Route National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
10–20%

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Marbled Leaf-toed Gecko in Garden Route National Park?

About 18% of wildlife watchers report a Marbled Leaf-toed Gecko sighting in Garden Route National Park, based on 95 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Marbled Leaf-toed Gecko in Garden Route National Park?

April has the highest sighting rate for Marbled Leaf-toed Gecko in Garden Route National Park in our monthly data.

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