What Animal Lives Where

Where has the African Wall Gecko been recorded?

Tarentola ephippiata occurrence evidence comes from 53 records in 6 countries and territories, from 1961 to 2011. Most records come from Ghana.

SquamataPhyllodactylidaeTarentola

Observation evidence passport

Evidence found

53 records across 6 countries and territories, 1961–2011.

Tarentola ephippiata · GBIF taxon key 8206606

Source coverage

CC0 GBIF Animalia occurrence facets, including country, month and year summaries.

Refreshed 2026-09-22. Inspect the taxon on GBIF.

What this means

The species has been recorded in the listed places in the stated source universe. Peak month: May.

5 months reach at least 10% of the peak facet count.

What this does not mean

repeated describes the record pattern, not a formal range, residency, abundance or conservation assessment.

A single record remains evidence of a recording, not proof that a population lives there.

Compare this animal’s observation pattern

When it is recorded

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Peak month: May. Records cluster in the months an animal is present and being looked for, so a summer peak can reflect observer effort as much as the animal.

Records over time

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Recording effort has risen steeply almost everywhere since the 1990s, so a rising line usually shows more observers rather than more animals.

Where African Wall Gecko has been recorded

The countries below show where occurrence evidence exists for African Wall Gecko. They do not define a complete habitat range: survey effort differs by place, and historical or one-off records can appear alongside repeated presence.

PlaceRecordsShare
Ghana 16
Algeria 15
Mauritania 9
Mali 5
Senegal 5
Benin 3

Related animals

Others in the family Phyllodactylidae.

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Ringed Wall Gecko
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309 records
Record pattern: repeated
Repeated records concentrated in part of the year. This is inferred from how many years and months the animal appears in, not from a range map — treat it as evidence, not a formal assessment.