Chondrodactylus laevigatus
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In 3 days ~60% in a week ~90%
Button-scaled gecko (Chondrodactylus laevigatus) is a species of African gecko found in South Africa, Namibia, and Angola. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
| 7 | Moremi Game Reserve | 🇧🇼 Botswana | |
| 8 | Chobe National Park | 🇧🇼 Botswana |
Possible
About 30% of wildlife watchers report a Fischer's Thick-toed Gecko sighting in Etosha National Park on a given day, based on 56 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 5th most-seen of the 22 reptiles we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 60%, and over a week to about 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.
December
In that month about 50% of wildlife watchers report a Fischer's Thick-toed Gecko in Etosha National Park on a given day, against under 5% in June, the lowest month. That is one of Etosha National Park's wettest months, with about 50 mm of rain against almost none in June.
Between 7 and 10 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Fischer's Thick-toed Gecko sightings with a recorded time, and about 7 in 10 of them come between 6 pm and 6 am: it is mostly seen at night.
4th of 8
Of the 8 parks where we can rate Fischer's Thick-toed Gecko sightings, Etosha National Park ranks 4th at about 30%. The best odds are in Waterberg Plateau Park (Namibia, about 40%), Mana Pools National Park (Zimbabwe, about 30%) and Liwonde National Park (Malawi, about 30%). All parks ranked.
Same family: Gekkonidae
The closest relatives of the Fischer's Thick-toed Gecko that you can see in Etosha National Park (family Gekkonidae, Typical Geckos) are Bradfield's Dwarf Gecko (about 10%), Pointed Thick-toed Gecko (about 10%) and Barnard's Namib Day Gecko (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Fischer's Thick-toed Gecko is recorded against all the reptiles logged in Etosha National Park (56 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.
