Genus

Typical Thick-toed Geckos

Pachydactylus

7 species in our catalog · found in 10 parks

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumChordata (Chordates)
ClassSquamata
FamilyGekkonidae (Typical Geckos)
GenusPachydactylus (Typical Thick-toed Geckos)

Species in this group

LC Endemic

Pachydactylus waterbergensis

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

Pachydactylus rangei

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

Pachydactylus punctatus

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Pachydactylus geitje

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Pachydactylus maculatus

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Pachydactylus capensis

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

LC Endemic

Pachydactylus kochii

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~20%

Jan

~20%

Feb

~10%

Mar

~10%

Apr

~10%

May

~10%

Jun

~20%

Jul

~10%

Aug

~10%

Sep

~30%

Oct

~30%

Nov

~30%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Typical Thick-toed Geckos

Warmer areas are where this group is recorded most often. Shaded: the known ranges of its 39 species, darker where more of them overlap (GARD, Roll et al. 2017 & Caetano et al. 2022). Our parks Our cities

Parks Ranked

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Namib-Naukluft National Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	3 of 7	~60%
	Namib Sand Gecko			~40%
	Pointed Thick-toed Gecko			~20%
	Cape Cross Thick-toed Gecko			~10%
2	Waterberg Plateau Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	1 of 7	~40%
	Waterberg Thick-toed Gecko			~40%
3	De Hoop Nature Reserve	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 7	~20%
	Cradock Thick-toed Gecko			~20%
4	West Coast National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 7	~10%
	Cradock Thick-toed Gecko			~10%
5	Addo Elephant National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 7	~10%
	Spotted Thick-toed Gecko			~10%
6	Etosha National Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	1 of 7	~10%
	Pointed Thick-toed Gecko			~10%
7	Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 7	~10%
	Cape Thick-toed Gecko			~10%
8	Kruger National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 7	~10%
	Pointed Thick-toed Gecko			~10%
9	Garden Route National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 7	<5%
	Cradock Thick-toed Gecko			<5%
10	Table Mountain National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 7	<5%
	Cradock Thick-toed Gecko			<5%

Cities Ranked

#	City	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Pretoria	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 7	~10%
	Cape Thick-toed Gecko			~10%
2	Johannesburg	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 7	~10%
	Cape Thick-toed Gecko			~10%
3	Cape Town	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 7	~10%
	Cradock Thick-toed Gecko			~10%

Typical Thick-toed Geckos

Species in this group

Waterberg Thick-toed Gecko

Namib Sand Gecko

Pointed Thick-toed Gecko

Cradock Thick-toed Gecko

Spotted Thick-toed Gecko

Cape Thick-toed Gecko

Cape Cross Thick-toed Gecko

Daily sighting probability by month

When they're spotted

Where to see Typical Thick-toed Geckos

Parks Ranked

Cities Ranked