Where to see
Chondrodactylus laevigatus
Waterberg Plateau Park leads · 6 parks ranked by real sighting rates
Share of wildlife watchers reporting a Fischer's Thick-toed Gecko during a day in the park, from citizen-science data (GBIF)
| # | Park | Country | Sighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Waterberg Plateau Park | 🇳🇦 Namibia | |
| 2 | Mana Pools National Park | 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe | |
| 3 | Liwonde National Park | 🇲🇼 Malawi | |
| 4 | Etosha National Park | 🇳🇦 Namibia | |
| 5 | Namib-Naukluft National Park | 🇳🇦 Namibia | |
| 6 | Hwange National Park | 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe |
Waterberg Plateau Park
In Waterberg Plateau Park, Namibia, about 40% of wildlife watchers report a Fischer's Thick-toed Gecko sighting on a given day, the highest of the 6 parks where we can rate it, from GBIF citizen-science data.
Mana Pools National Park and more
After Waterberg Plateau Park, the next-best odds of seeing a Fischer's Thick-toed Gecko are in Mana Pools National Park (Zimbabwe, about 30%), Liwonde National Park (Malawi, about 30%) and Etosha National Park (Namibia, about 30%).
It depends on the park
In the top parks, the best months are October in Waterberg Plateau Park (about 70%), May and December in Mana Pools National Park (about 50%) and February and December in Liwonde National Park (about 50%), as the share of wildlife watchers who report a Fischer's Thick-toed Gecko on a given day. Each park's Fischer's Thick-toed Gecko page has the full month-by-month chart.
