#1700 · 🦎 reptiles

Common Dwarf Gecko

🇳🇱 Cape dwarf gecko ·Lygodactylus capensis

LCleast concern 🦎 Reptiles 📍 outside Europe

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what is it?

The Cape dwarf gecko ( Lygodactylus capensis )('lygodactylus' = 'flexible fingers') is a species of dwarf gecko found in the woodlands and forests of central and southern Africa. It also occurs commonly in towns and cities and is sometimes kept as a pet.

base stats

NL sightings 0iNaturalist, research grade
worldwide 9,273iNaturalist observations
threat LCleast concern

Bars compare against all animals on log scales: up to 300,000 Dutch and 600,000 worldwide sightings (the most-seen species), 150 t (blue whale), 30 m and 400 years (Greenland shark).

fun facts

No confirmed wild sightings in the Netherlands on iNaturalist: you'd have to travel for this one.
9,273 observations worldwide on iNaturalist.
Scientifically named by Andrew Smith in 1849 (177 years ago).