Pachydactylus capensis
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In 3 days ~20% in a week ~50%
Pachydactylus capensis, also known as Cape gecko or Cape thick-toed gecko, is a species of lizard in the family Gekkonidae. It is found in southern Africa. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa |
More parks will be added in future updates.
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pretoria | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 2 | Johannesburg | 🇿🇦 South Africa |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Cape Thick-toed Gecko sighting in Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park on a given day, based on 6 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 13th most-seen of the 14 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.
March
In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Cape Thick-toed Gecko in Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park on a given day, against under 5% in February and May–November, the lowest months. That is one of Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park's wettest months, with about 25 mm of rain against almost none in July.
Between 9 am and noon
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Cape Thick-toed Gecko sightings with a recorded time, and about 6 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is seen both by day and at night.
Only Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, in our data
Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Cape Thick-toed Gecko sightings: about 10% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same family: Gekkonidae
The closest relatives of the Cape Thick-toed Gecko that you can see in Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park (family Gekkonidae, Typical Geckos) are Bibron's Thick-toed Gecko (about 30%) and Common Barking Gecko (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Cape Thick-toed Gecko is recorded against all the reptiles logged in Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park (6 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.
