Namib Sand Gecko
Pachydactylus rangei
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassSquamata
- FamilyGekkonidae (Gecònids)
- GenusPachydactylus (Typical Thick-toed Geckos)
- SpeciesPachydactylus rangei (Namib Sand Gecko)
Pachydactylus rangei, the Namib sand gecko or Namib web-footed gecko, is a species of small lizard in the family Gekkonidae. It inhabits the arid areas of Angola, Namibia, and South Africa, and was first described in 1908 by Swedish zoologist Lars Gabriel Andersson, who named it after its finder, German geologist Dr. Paul Range. Wikipedia →
Closest Relatives at Etosha National Park
Pointed Thick-toed Gecko
Pachydactylus punctatus
Large-scaled gecko
Pachydactylus scutatus
Striped Thick-toed Gecko
Pachydactylus fasciatus
Fischer's Thick-toed Gecko
Chondrodactylus laevigatus
Bradfield's Dwarf Gecko
Lygodactylus bradfieldi
Barnard's Namib Day Gecko
Rhoptropus barnardi
Boulton's Namib Day Gecko
Rhoptropus boultoni
Lawrence's Dwarf Gecko
Lygodactylus lawrencei
Bibron's Thick-toed Gecko
Chondrodactylus bibronii
📅 Monthly Probability
Fewer than 5 records of Namib Sand Gecko at Etosha National Park — not enough to chart months honestly.
🕐 When They’re Spotted
Sightings of Namib Sand Gecko are recorded here, but fewer than 5 of them carry a time of day in GBIF — sighting probability uses whole days, so it is unaffected. The hourly pattern needs timestamps we don't have yet.
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Namib-Naukluft National Park | 🇳🇦 Namibia | |
| 2 | Etosha National Park | 🇳🇦 Namibia |