Namib Giant Ground Gecko

Namib Giant Ground Gecko

Chondrodactylus angulifer

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
10–20% · With luck
overall probability at Namib-Naukluft National Park
35 Verified records at Namib-Naukluft National Park
February Best month highest sighting rate
🌙 Nocturnal When it's active during nighttime hours (6pm–6am)

10–20% of wildlife watchers report a Namib Giant Ground Gecko sighting in Namib-Naukluft National Park, based on 35 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Namib-Naukluft National Park

Fischer's Thick-toed Gecko
LC

Fischer's Thick-toed Gecko

🌙 Nocturnal Reptile

Chondrodactylus laevigatus

20–30% · Possible
Bibron's Thick-toed Gecko
LC

Bibron's Thick-toed Gecko

🌅 Crepuscular Reptile

Chondrodactylus bibronii

10–20% · With luck
Namib Sand Gecko
LC

Namib Sand Gecko

Reptile

Pachydactylus rangei

40–50% · Likely
Pointed Thick-toed Gecko
LC

Pointed Thick-toed Gecko

☀️ Diurnal Reptile

Pachydactylus punctatus

20–30% · With luck
Bradfield's Namib Day Gecko
LC Endemic

Bradfield's Namib Day Gecko

Reptile

Rhoptropus bradfieldi

20–30% · With luck
Common Barking Gecko
LC

Common Barking Gecko

🌙 Nocturnal Reptile

Ptenopus garrulus

10–20% · With luck
Barnard's Namib Day Gecko
LC

Barnard's Namib Day Gecko

Reptile

Rhoptropus barnardi

5–10% · With luck
Cape Cross Thick-toed Gecko
LC Endemic

Cape Cross Thick-toed Gecko

Reptile

Pachydactylus kochii

5–10% · With luck
Bradfield's Dwarf Gecko
LC

Bradfield's Dwarf Gecko

☀️🌙 Day & Night Reptile

Lygodactylus bradfieldi

5–10% · With luck
Two-colored Thick-toed Gecko
LC Endemic

Two-colored Thick-toed Gecko

Reptile

Pachydactylus bicolor

5–10% · With luck
Rough Thick-toed Gecko
LC

Rough Thick-toed Gecko

Reptile

Pachydactylus rugosus

Insufficient data
Windhoek Thick-toed Gecko
LC Endemic

Windhoek Thick-toed Gecko

Reptile

Pachydactylus reconditus

Insufficient data

📅 Monthly Probability

10–20
Jan
20–30
Feb
10–20
Mar
5–10
Apr
5–10
May
10–20
Jun
20–30
Jul
20–30
Aug
10–20
Sep
10–20
Oct
5–10
Nov
5–10
Dec

🌙 When They're Spotted

Most active during nighttime hours (6pm–6am) · across all parks (global)

🌙Nocturnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

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
10–20%
2 Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Namib Giant Ground Gecko in Namib-Naukluft National Park?

About 15% of wildlife watchers report a Namib Giant Ground Gecko sighting in Namib-Naukluft National Park, based on 35 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Namib Giant Ground Gecko in Namib-Naukluft National Park?

February has the highest sighting rate for Namib Giant Ground Gecko in Namib-Naukluft National Park in our monthly data.

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