Pachydactylus maculatus
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In 3 days ~30% in a week ~50%
The spotted thick-toed gecko (Pachydactylus maculatus) is a species of lizard in the family Gekkonidae. It is found in South Africa and Eswatini. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Addo Elephant National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa |
More parks will be added in future updates.
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Spotted Thick-toed Gecko sighting in Addo Elephant National Park on a given day, based on 14 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 13th most-seen of the 27 reptiles we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 30%, and over a week to about 50%, if each day is a fresh chance.
January and March
In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Spotted Thick-toed Gecko in Addo Elephant National Park on a given day, against under 5% in April, June, August–September and December, the lowest months.
Between 10 am and 1 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Spotted Thick-toed Gecko sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Only Addo Elephant National Park, in our data
Addo Elephant National Park is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Spotted Thick-toed Gecko sightings: about 10% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same family: Gekkonidae
The closest relatives of the Spotted Thick-toed Gecko that you can see in Addo Elephant National Park (family Gekkonidae, Typical Geckos) are Cape Dwarf Gecko (about 30%) and Tropical House Gecko (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Spotted Thick-toed Gecko is recorded against all the reptiles logged in Addo Elephant National Park (14 verified sightings from 2019 to 2026), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.
