Genus

Namib Day Geckos

Rhoptropus

3 species in our catalog · found in 2 parks

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumChordata (Chordates)
ClassSquamata
FamilyGekkonidae (Typical Geckos)
GenusRhoptropus (Namib Day Geckos)

Species in this group

Rhoptropus afer

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

LC Endemic

Rhoptropus bradfieldi

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Rhoptropus barnardi

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~30%

Jan

~30%

Feb

~30%

Mar

~30%

Apr

~30%

May

~30%

Jun

~20%

Jul

~20%

Aug

~10%

Sep

~30%

Oct

~10%

Nov

~20%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Namib Day Geckos

Warmer areas are where this group is recorded most often. Shaded: the known ranges of its 5 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	~60%
	Namib Day Gecko			~40%
	Bradfield's Namib Day Gecko			~30%
	Barnard's Namib Day Gecko			~10%
2	Etosha National Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	1 of 3	~10%
	Barnard's Namib Day Gecko			~10%

Namib Day Geckos

Species in this group

Namib Day Gecko

Bradfield's Namib Day Gecko

Barnard's Namib Day Gecko

Daily sighting probability by month

When they're spotted

Where to see Namib Day Geckos

Parks Ranked