Fischer's Thick-toed Gecko

Fischer's Thick-toed Gecko

Chondrodactylus laevigatus

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
30–40% · Possible
overall probability at Waterberg Plateau Park
7 Verified records at Waterberg Plateau Park
October Best month highest sighting rate
🌙 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 →

30–40% of wildlife watchers report a Fischer's Thick-toed Gecko sighting in Waterberg Plateau Park, based on 7 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Waterberg Plateau Park

Waterberg Thick-toed Gecko
LC

Waterberg Thick-toed Gecko

🌅 Crepuscular Reptile

Pachydactylus waterbergensis

30–40% · Possible
Bradfield's Dwarf Gecko
LC

Bradfield's Dwarf Gecko

☀️🌙 Day & Night Reptile

Lygodactylus bradfieldi

Insufficient data
Pointed Thick-toed Gecko
LC

Pointed Thick-toed Gecko

☀️ Diurnal Reptile

Pachydactylus punctatus

Insufficient data

📅 Monthly Probability

10–20
Jan
10–20
Feb
10–20
Mar
10–20
Apr
10–20
May
10–20
Jun
5–10
Jul
40–50
Aug
40–50
Sep
70–80
Oct
40–50
Nov
20–30
Dec

🌙 When They're Spotted

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

🌙Nocturnal
☀️🌙🌙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 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

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Fischer's Thick-toed Gecko in Waterberg Plateau Park?

About 35% of wildlife watchers report a Fischer's Thick-toed Gecko sighting in Waterberg Plateau Park, based on 7 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Fischer's Thick-toed Gecko in Waterberg Plateau Park?

October has the highest sighting rate for Fischer's Thick-toed Gecko in Waterberg Plateau Park in our monthly data.

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