Namib Sand Gecko
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Namib Sand Gecko

Pachydactylus rangei

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
40–50% · Likely
overall probability at Namib-Naukluft National Park
195 Verified records at Namib-Naukluft National Park
January Best month highest sighting rate

Pachydactylus rangei, the Namib sand gecko or Namib web-footed gecko, is a species of small lizard in the family Gekkonidae. It inhabits the arid areas of Angola, Namibia, and South Africa, and was first described in 1908 by Swedish zoologist Lars Gabriel Andersson, who named it after its finder, German geologist Dr. Paul Range. Wikipedia →

40–50% of wildlife watchers report a Namib Sand Gecko sighting in Namib-Naukluft National Park, based on 195 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Namib-Naukluft National Park

Pointed Thick-toed Gecko
LC

Pointed Thick-toed Gecko

☀️ Diurnal Reptile

Pachydactylus punctatus

20–30% · With luck
Cape Cross Thick-toed Gecko
LC Endemic

Cape Cross Thick-toed Gecko

Reptile

Pachydactylus kochii

5–10% · With luck
Two-colored Thick-toed Gecko
LC Endemic

Two-colored Thick-toed Gecko

Reptile

Pachydactylus bicolor

5–10% · With luck
Rough Thick-toed Gecko
LC

Rough Thick-toed Gecko

Reptile

Pachydactylus rugosus

Insufficient data
Windhoek Thick-toed Gecko
LC Endemic

Windhoek Thick-toed Gecko

Reptile

Pachydactylus reconditus

Insufficient data
Fischer's Thick-toed Gecko
LC

Fischer's Thick-toed Gecko

🌙 Nocturnal Reptile

Chondrodactylus laevigatus

20–30% · Possible
Bradfield's Namib Day Gecko
LC Endemic

Bradfield's Namib Day Gecko

Reptile

Rhoptropus bradfieldi

20–30% · With luck
Namib Giant Ground Gecko
LC

Namib Giant Ground Gecko

🌙 Nocturnal Reptile

Chondrodactylus angulifer

10–20% · With luck
Common Barking Gecko
LC

Common Barking Gecko

🌙 Nocturnal Reptile

Ptenopus garrulus

10–20% · With luck
Bibron's Thick-toed Gecko
LC

Bibron's Thick-toed Gecko

🌅 Crepuscular Reptile

Chondrodactylus bibronii

10–20% · With luck
Barnard's Namib Day Gecko
LC

Barnard's Namib Day Gecko

Reptile

Rhoptropus barnardi

5–10% · With luck
Bradfield's Dwarf Gecko
LC

Bradfield's Dwarf Gecko

☀️🌙 Day & Night Reptile

Lygodactylus bradfieldi

5–10% · With luck

📅 Monthly Probability

50–60
Jan
40–50
Feb
40–50
Mar
30–40
Apr
30–40
May
30–40
Jun
30–40
Jul
40–50
Aug
40–50
Sep
40–50
Oct
40–50
Nov
30–40
Dec

🕐 When They’re Spotted

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Sightings of Namib Sand 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 Namib-Naukluft National Park 🇳🇦 Namibia
40–50%
2 Etosha National Park 🇳🇦 Namibia
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Namib Sand Gecko in Namib-Naukluft National Park?

About 41% of wildlife watchers report a Namib Sand Gecko sighting in Namib-Naukluft National Park, based on 195 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Namib Sand Gecko in Namib-Naukluft National Park?

January has the highest sighting rate for Namib Sand Gecko in Namib-Naukluft National Park in our monthly data.

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