Barnard's Namib Day Gecko
Rhoptropus barnardi
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassSquamata
- FamilyGekkonidae (Gecònids)
- GenusRhoptropus (Namib Day Geckos)
- SpeciesRhoptropus barnardi (Barnard's Namib Day Gecko)
5–10% of wildlife watchers report a Barnard's Namib Day Gecko sighting in Namib-Naukluft National Park, based on 14 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Namib-Naukluft National Park
Bradfield's Namib Day Gecko
Rhoptropus bradfieldi
Namib Sand Gecko
Pachydactylus rangei
Fischer's Thick-toed Gecko
Chondrodactylus laevigatus
Pointed Thick-toed Gecko
Pachydactylus punctatus
Namib Giant Ground Gecko
Chondrodactylus angulifer
Common Barking Gecko
Ptenopus garrulus
Bibron's Thick-toed Gecko
Chondrodactylus bibronii
Cape Cross Thick-toed Gecko
Pachydactylus kochii
Bradfield's Dwarf Gecko
Lygodactylus bradfieldi
Two-colored Thick-toed Gecko
Pachydactylus bicolor
Rough Thick-toed Gecko
Pachydactylus rugosus
Windhoek Thick-toed Gecko
Pachydactylus reconditus
📅 Monthly Probability
🕐 When They’re Spotted
Sightings of Barnard's Namib Day Gecko are recorded here, but fewer than 5 of them carry a time of day in GBIF — sighting probability uses whole days, so it is unaffected. The hourly pattern needs timestamps we don't have yet.
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 | Etosha National Park | 🇳🇦 Namibia | |
| 2 | Namib-Naukluft National Park | 🇳🇦 Namibia |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Barnard's Namib Day Gecko in Namib-Naukluft National Park?
About 8% of wildlife watchers report a Barnard's Namib Day Gecko sighting in Namib-Naukluft National Park, based on 14 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Barnard's Namib Day Gecko in Namib-Naukluft National Park?
January has the highest sighting rate for Barnard's Namib Day Gecko in Namib-Naukluft National Park in our monthly data.