Turner's Thick-toed Gecko
Chondrodactylus turneri
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassSquamata
- FamilyGekkonidae (Gecònids)
- GenusChondrodactylus (Comb-toed Geckos)
- SpeciesChondrodactylus turneri (Turner's Thick-toed Gecko)
Turner's thick-toed gecko (Chondrodactylus turneri) is a species of lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is endemic to southern Africa. Wikipedia →
10–20% of wildlife watchers report a Turner's Thick-toed Gecko sighting in Kruger National Park, based on 187 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Kruger National Park
Tropical House Gecko
Hemidactylus mabouia
Cape Dwarf Gecko
Lygodactylus capensis
Wahlberg's Velvet Gecko
Homopholis wahlbergii
Pointed Thick-toed Gecko
Pachydactylus punctatus
Haacke's Flat Gecko
Afroedura haackei
Stevenson's Dwarf Gecko
Lygodactylus stevensoni
Arnold's Velvet Gecko
Homopholis arnoldi
Van Son's Thick-toed Gecko
Pachydactylus vansoni
Spotted Thick-toed Gecko
Pachydactylus maculatus
Granite Rock Gecko
Afroedura granitica
Lang's Flat Gecko
Afroedura langi
📅 Monthly Probability
🌙 When They're Spotted
Most active during nighttime hours (6pm–6am) · across all parks (global)
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 | Gonarezhou National Park | 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe | |
| 2 | Kruger National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 3 | Pilanesberg National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Turner's Thick-toed Gecko in Kruger National Park?
About 16% of wildlife watchers report a Turner's Thick-toed Gecko sighting in Kruger National Park, based on 187 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Turner's Thick-toed Gecko in Kruger National Park?
October has the highest sighting rate for Turner's Thick-toed Gecko in Kruger National Park in our monthly data.