Where to see
Lygodactylus capensis
Gonarezhou National Park leads · 12 parks ranked by real sighting rates
Share of wildlife watchers reporting a Cape Dwarf Gecko during a day in the park, from citizen-science data (GBIF)
| # | Park | Country | Sighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gonarezhou National Park | 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe | |
| 2 | Garden Route National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 3 | Liwonde National Park | 🇲🇼 Malawi | |
| 4 | iSimangaliso Wetland Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 5 | uMkhuze Game Reserve | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 6 | South Luangwa National Park | 🇿🇲 Zambia | |
| 7 | Gorongosa National Park | 🇲🇿 Mozambique | |
| 8 | Kruger National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 9 | Addo Elephant National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 10 | Pilanesberg National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 11 | Table Mountain National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 12 | Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa |
Gonarezhou National Park
In Gonarezhou National Park, Zimbabwe, about 40% of wildlife watchers report a Cape Dwarf Gecko sighting on a given day, the highest of the 12 parks where we can rate it, from GBIF citizen-science data.
Garden Route National Park and more
After Gonarezhou National Park, the next-best odds of seeing a Cape Dwarf Gecko are in Garden Route National Park (South Africa, about 30%), Liwonde National Park (Malawi, about 30%) and iSimangaliso Wetland Park (South Africa, about 30%).
It depends on the park
In the top parks, the best months are March in Gonarezhou National Park (about 70%), April in Garden Route National Park (about 50%) and May in Liwonde National Park (about 50%), as the share of wildlife watchers who report a Cape Dwarf Gecko on a given day. Each park's Cape Dwarf Gecko page has the full month-by-month chart.
