Chondrodactylus laevigatus
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In 3 days ~40% in a week ~60%
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 |
No species of the same family or order lives in Moremi Game Reserve, so these are its closest relatives here: other reptiles.
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Fischer's Thick-toed Gecko sighting in Moremi Game Reserve on a given day, based on 7 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 6th most-seen of the 7 reptiles we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 40%, and over a week to about 60%, if each day is a fresh chance.
December
In that month about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Fischer's Thick-toed Gecko in Moremi Game Reserve on a given day, against under 5% in January–March, June–July and November, the lowest months. That is one of Moremi Game Reserve's wettest months, with about 85 mm of rain against almost none in May.
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.
7th of 8
Of the 8 parks where we can rate Fischer's Thick-toed Gecko sightings, Moremi Game Reserve ranks 7th at about 10%. 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.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Fischer's Thick-toed Gecko is recorded against all the reptiles logged in Moremi Game Reserve (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.
