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 Namib-Naukluft National Park on a given day, based on 53 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 7th most-seen of the 39 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.
February and May
In those months about 40% of wildlife watchers report a Fischer's Thick-toed Gecko in Namib-Naukluft National Park on a given day, against under 5% in August, the lowest month.
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.
5th of 8
Of the 8 parks where we can rate Fischer's Thick-toed Gecko sightings, Namib-Naukluft National Park ranks 5th 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 genus: Chondrodactylus
The closest relatives of the Fischer's Thick-toed Gecko that you can see in Namib-Naukluft National Park (genus Chondrodactylus, Comb-toed Geckos) are Namib Giant Ground Gecko (about 20%) and Bibron's Thick-toed 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 Namib-Naukluft National Park (53 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.
