Ocellated Thick-Toed Gecko (Pachydactylus geitje): facts, sounds & photos

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Ocellated Thick-Toed Gecko (Pachydactylus geitje) lives in rocky ground across Western Cape South Africa. Its conservation status is Least Concern.

Fascinating facts about the Ocellated Thick-Toed Gecko

A splash of dark-edged white spots covers its smooth, almost silky skin, turning each tiny gecko into a living piece of abstract art.
In the Western Cape, it hides among ground debris and under rocks, but when you move inland it retreats to higher mountain outcrops where the rocky nooks offer safe shelter.
It lives on the ground among debris and under rocks, and higher in the mountains where rocky outcrops provide places to hide.

At a glance

RangeWestern Cape South Africa

Habitatrocky ground

Dietunspecified diet

About the Ocellated Thick-Toed Gecko

Pachydactylus geitje, also known as the ocellated thick-toed gecko, is a tiny species of thick-toed gecko in the family Gekkonidae. It has a smooth, silky body covered in dark-edged white spots. The species lives on the ground among debris and under rocks, and farther inland it occurs at higher elevations where rocky outcrops provide shelter. In summer the female lays a clutch of two tiny eggs.

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