Bibron's Thick-toed Gecko
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Bibron's Thick-toed Gecko

Chondrodactylus bibronii

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
<5% · Rare
overall probability at Table Mountain National Park
10 Verified records at Table Mountain National Park
January Best month highest sighting rate
🌅 Crepuscular When it's active at dawn and dusk

Chondrodactylus bibronii, commonly known as Bibron's thick-toed gecko, Bibron's sand gecko, or simply Bibron's gecko, is a species of lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is native to southern Africa. C. bibronii has been used as an animal model in bioastronautic research examining the effects of spaceflight on the morphology and physiology of vertebrates. Wikipedia →

<5% of wildlife watchers report a Bibron's Thick-toed Gecko sighting in Table Mountain National Park, based on 10 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Table Mountain National Park

Marbled Leaf-toed Gecko
LC

Marbled Leaf-toed Gecko

🌅 Crepuscular Reptile

Afrogecko porphyreus

30–40% · Possible
Cape Dwarf Gecko
LC

Cape Dwarf Gecko

☀️ Diurnal Reptile

Lygodactylus capensis

20–30% · Possible
Tropical House Gecko
LC

Tropical House Gecko

🌙 Nocturnal Reptile

Hemidactylus mabouia

<5% · Rare
Cradock Thick-toed Gecko
LC

Cradock Thick-toed Gecko

☀️ Diurnal Reptile

Pachydactylus geitje

<5% · Rare

📅 Monthly Probability

<5
Jan
<5
Feb
<5
Mar
<5
Apr
<5
May
<5
Jun
<5
Jul
<5
Aug
<5
Sep
<5
Oct
<5
Nov
<5
Dec

🌅 When They're Spotted

Most active at dawn and dusk · across all parks (global)

🌅Crepuscular
☀️🌙🌙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 Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
20–30%
2 Namib-Naukluft National Park 🇳🇦 Namibia
10–20%
3 Table Mountain National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
<5%
4 Etosha National Park 🇳🇦 Namibia
Insufficient data
5 Addo Elephant National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Bibron's Thick-toed Gecko in Table Mountain National Park?

About 2% of wildlife watchers report a Bibron's Thick-toed Gecko sighting in Table Mountain National Park, based on 10 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Bibron's Thick-toed Gecko in Table Mountain National Park?

January has the highest sighting rate for Bibron's Thick-toed Gecko in Table Mountain National Park in our monthly data.

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