Genus

Barking Geckos

Ptenopus

3 species in our catalog · found in 2 parks

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumChordata (Chordates)
ClassSquamata
FamilyGekkonidae (Typical Geckos)
GenusPtenopus (Barking Geckos)

Species in this group

Ptenopus garrulus

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

LC Endemic

Ptenopus kochi

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

LC Endemic

Ptenopus carpi

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~20%

Jan

~20%

Feb

~20%

Mar

~10%

Apr

~10%

May

~10%

Jun

<5%

Jul

~10%

Aug

~10%

Sep

~20%

Oct

~20%

Nov

~10%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Barking Geckos

Warmer areas are where this group is recorded most often. Shaded: the known ranges of its 3 species, darker where more of them overlap (GARD, Roll et al. 2017 & Caetano et al. 2022). Our parks

Parks Ranked

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Namib-Naukluft National Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	3 of 3	~30%
	Common Barking Gecko			~20%
	Koch's Chirping Gecko			~10%
	Namib Chirping Gecko			~10%
2	Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 3	~20%
	Common Barking Gecko			~20%

Barking Geckos

Species in this group

Common Barking Gecko

Koch's Chirping Gecko

Namib Chirping Gecko

Daily sighting probability by month

When they're spotted

Where to see Barking Geckos

Parks Ranked