Pachydactylus punctatus
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In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
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 Kruger National Park on a given day, based on 20 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 38th most-seen of the 62 reptiles we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 40%, if each day is a fresh chance.
May–June, August–September and November–February
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Pointed Thick-toed Gecko in Kruger National Park on a given day, against under 5% in March–April, July and October, the lowest months.
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.
3rd of 3
Of the 3 parks where we can rate Pointed Thick-toed Gecko sightings, Kruger National Park ranks 3rd at about 10%. The best odds are in Namib-Naukluft National Park (Namibia, about 20%) and Etosha National Park (Namibia, about 10%).
Same family: Gekkonidae
The closest relatives of the Pointed Thick-toed Gecko that you can see in Kruger National Park (family Gekkonidae, Typical Geckos) are Tropical House Gecko (about 30%), Cape Dwarf Gecko (about 30%) and Turner's Thick-toed Gecko (about 20%), 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 Kruger National Park (20 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.
