Lygodactylus picturatus
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In 3 days ~90% in a week >90%
The white-headed dwarf gecko or painted dwarf gecko (Lygodactylus picturatus) is a species of Lygodactylus gecko widely distributed in Africa. One subspecies is recognized, in addition to the nominate one: Lygodactylus picturatus sudanensis Loveridge, 1935, the Sudani dwarf gecko. The species Lygodactylus luteopicturatus was synonymized with L. picturatus in 2004. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mikumi National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania |
More parks will be added in future updates.
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dar es-Salaam | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 2 | Zanzibar City | 🇹🇿 Tanzania |
| # | Zoo / Centre | Country | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wrocław Zoological Garden | 🇵🇱 Poland | |
| 2 | Wilhelma | 🇩🇪 Germany | |
| 3 | Africarium | 🇵🇱 Poland | |
| 4 | terrarium ogrodu zoologicznego we Wrocławiu | 🇵🇱 Poland |
Likely
About 50% of wildlife watchers report a Painted Dwarf Gecko sighting in Zanzibar City on a given day, based on 12 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the most-seen of the 5 reptiles we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 90%, and over a week to over 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.
February and May–June
In those months about 70% of wildlife watchers report a Painted Dwarf Gecko in Zanzibar City on a given day, against about 10% in July, the lowest month. April has too few records to rate.
Between 11 am and 2 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Painted Dwarf 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.
2nd of 2
Of the 2 cities where we can rate Painted Dwarf Gecko sightings, Zanzibar City ranks 2nd at about 50%. The best odds are in Dar es-Salaam (Tanzania, about 70%).
Same family: Gekkonidae
The closest relatives of the Painted Dwarf Gecko that you can see in Zanzibar City (family Gekkonidae, Typical Geckos) are Zanzibar Day Gecko (about 50%) and Tropical House Gecko (about 40%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Painted Dwarf Gecko is recorded against all the reptiles logged in Zanzibar City (12 verified sightings), 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.
