Fischer's Thick-toed Gecko

Fischer's Thick-toed Gecko

Chondrodactylus laevigatus

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
Insufficient data
overall probability at Ngorongoro Conservation Area
1 Verified records at Ngorongoro Conservation Area
🌙 Nocturnal When it's active during nighttime hours (6pm–6am)

Button-scaled gecko (Chondrodactylus laevigatus) is a species of African gecko found in South Africa, Namibia, and Angola. Wikipedia →

📅 Monthly Probability

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Fewer than 5 records of Fischer's Thick-toed Gecko at Ngorongoro Conservation Area — not enough to chart months honestly.

🌙 When They're Spotted

Most active during nighttime hours (6pm–6am) · across all parks (global)

🌙Nocturnal
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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 Waterberg Plateau Park 🇳🇦 Namibia
30–40%
2 Etosha National Park 🇳🇦 Namibia
20–30%
3 Mana Pools National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
20–30%
4 Liwonde National Park 🇲🇼 Malawi
20–30%
5 Namib-Naukluft National Park 🇳🇦 Namibia
20–30%
6 South Luangwa National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
10–20%
7 Hwange National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
10–20%
8 Moremi Game Reserve 🇧🇼 Botswana
10–20%
9 Chobe National Park 🇧🇼 Botswana
10–20%
10 Lower Zambezi National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
Insufficient data
11 Kafue National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
Insufficient data
12 Ngorongoro Conservation Area 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data
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