Pachydactylus punctatus
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In 3 days ~20% in a week ~50%
Pachydactylus punctatus, also known as the pointed thick-toed gecko or speckled thick-toed gecko, is a species of lizard in the family Gekkonidae. It is found in southern Africa (South Africa, Namibia, Botswana, Zimbabwe, Mozambique, Angola, Zambia, and southern Democratic Republic of the Congo). Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Namib-Naukluft National Park | 🇳🇦 Namibia | |
| 2 | Etosha National Park | 🇳🇦 Namibia | |
| 3 | Kruger National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Pointed Thick-toed Gecko sighting in Etosha National Park on a given day, based on 7 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 16th most-seen of the 22 reptiles we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 50%, if each day is a fresh chance.
December
In that month about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Pointed Thick-toed Gecko in Etosha National Park on a given day, against under 5% in January, March–September and November, the lowest months. That is one of Etosha National Park's wettest months, with about 50 mm of rain against almost none in June.
Between 10 am and 1 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Pointed Thick-toed Gecko sightings with a recorded time, and about 7 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
2nd of 3
Of the 3 parks where we can rate Pointed Thick-toed Gecko sightings, Etosha National Park ranks 2nd at about 10%. The best odds are in Namib-Naukluft National Park (Namibia, about 20%).
Same family: Gekkonidae
The closest relatives of the Pointed Thick-toed Gecko that you can see in Etosha National Park (family Gekkonidae, Typical Geckos) are Fischer's Thick-toed Gecko (about 30%), Bradfield's Dwarf 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 Pointed Thick-toed Gecko is recorded against all the reptiles logged in Etosha National Park (7 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.
